Validação da escala de atitudes frente ao álcool, ao alcoolismo e ao alcoolista para estudantes de enfermagem (EAFA-e) / Validation of the scale of attitudes towards alcohol, alcoholism and the alcoholic for nursing students (EAFA-e)

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IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

29/06/2012

RESUMO

In this exploratory study with a psychometric approach, the construct validation of the Scale of Attitudes towards Alcohol, Alcoholism and the Alcoholic (AEFAAA) was performed among nursing students, resulting in the instrument EAFA-e. For data collection, the original EAFAAA, comprising 54 items allocated in 2 factors, was applied to a sample of 212 nursing students at a public university in São Paulo City. Construct validation was determined through exploratory factor analysis and reliability, using Cronbachs alfa. The obtained results indicated that 25 of the original 54 items continued, 11 (44%) of which in factor 1 The alcoholic and care and 14 (56%) in factor 2 Etiology, repercussions of alcoholism and relationship with the alcoholic. The reliability observed in the EAFA-e, estimated through Cronbachs alfa, corresponded to 0.83 for the complete scale, 0.80 for Factor 1 and 0.81 for Factor 2, with acceptable internal consistency levels. In conclusion, based on the psychometric parameters that were evidenced, the EAFA-e is a useful instrument that can measure the main attitude groups (moral, disease, etiologic and professional) among nursing students towards alcohol, alcoholism and the alcoholic, with proven reliability.

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alcohol alcoholism Álcool alcoolismo atitudes do pessoal de saúde estudantes de enfermagem health staff attitudes nursing students psicometria psychological tests psychometrics testes psicológicos

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