Assessing health empowerment - Brazilian cross-cultural adaptation and validity testing of the health education impact questionnaire (heiQ) among people with chronic low back pain

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  • Aline Mendonça Turci
  • Camila Gorla Nogueira
  • Osborne, Richard Harry
  • Anamaria Siriani de Oliveira
  • Thais Cristina Chaves

Background: There is no patient reported outcome measure available in Brazilian Portuguese to comprehensively assess outcomes following administration of patient education programs for people with chronic conditions. Objective: To describe the cross-cultural adaptation and measurement properties of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Health Education Impact Questionnaire (heiQ), a multidimensional questionnaire designed for the evaluation of patient education programs, which was tested in people with chronic low back pain (LBP). Methods: One hundred thirty-seven individuals with non-specific chronic LBP (age: 38.7 ± 13.2) were enrolled in the study. The translation was performed according to international standards. Intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was used to assess test-retest reliability, Cronbach's α to assess internal consistency, Pearson rank correlation to compare the heiQ scales with comparator scales, and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) for structural validity. Results: The test-retest analysis yielded ICC values ranging from 0.75 to 0.91. Cronbach's alphas for the seven scales ranged from 0.70 to 0.89. Significant correlations between affective and general health constructs and the heiQ scales (72%) were observed. For the majority of the scales, the CFA fit statistics showed to be good to excellent. Conclusion: Overall, the Brazilian Portuguese version of the heiQ showed acceptable reliability, internal consistency, construct validity, and structural validity in individuals with chronic LBP. The heiQ scales may serve as direct outcomes to assess education and self-management programs for the Brazilian Portuguese speaker population.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftBrazilian Journal of Physical Therapy
Vol/bind25
Udgave nummer4
Sider (fra-til)460-470
Antal sider11
ISSN1413-3555
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2021

Bibliografisk note

Funding Information:
We would like to acknowledge the professional translators (Luisa Maria Larcher Caliri, Luana C. Guedes de Oliveira and John Carpenter) for the support and work during the cross-cultural adaptation of the heiQ-Br. We would like to also thank FAEPA ( Fundação de Apoio ao Ensino, Pesquisa e Assistência do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo ) for the financial support.

Funding Information:
We would like to acknowledge the professional translators (Luisa Maria Larcher Caliri, Luana C. Guedes de Oliveira and John Carpenter) for the support and work during the cross-cultural adaptation of the heiQ-Br. We would like to also thank FAEPA (Funda??o de Apoio ao Ensino, Pesquisa e Assist?ncia do Hospital das Cl?nicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeir?o Preto da Universidade de S?o Paulo) for the financial support.

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