Validity and reliability of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Florida Patient Acceptance Survey for patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators
Katia Regina Silva,
Roberto Costa,
Flávio Rebustini,
Giovanna Regina Garcia de Oliveira Melo,
Laísa de Arruda Silva,
Sarah Caroline Martins Saucedo,
Samuel Sears
Affiliations
Katia Regina Silva
Unidade de Estimulacao Eletrica e Marcapasso, Instituto do Coracao (InCor) do Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brasil; Corresponding author.
Roberto Costa
Unidade de Estimulacao Eletrica e Marcapasso, Instituto do Coracao (InCor) do Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brasil
Flávio Rebustini
Department of Gerontology (EACH), University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Giovanna Regina Garcia de Oliveira Melo
Unidade de Estimulacao Eletrica e Marcapasso, Instituto do Coracao (InCor) do Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brasil
Laísa de Arruda Silva
Unidade de Estimulacao Eletrica e Marcapasso, Instituto do Coracao (InCor) do Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brasil
Sarah Caroline Martins Saucedo
Unidade de Estimulacao Eletrica e Marcapasso, Instituto do Coracao (InCor) do Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brasil
Samuel Sears
Department of Psychology and Cardiovascular Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, United States
Device acceptance is a crucial factor in identifying implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) patients at risk for psychosocial distress and unfavorable quality of life outcomes. The purpose of this study was to examine the evidence of the validity of internal structure (construct) and reliability of the Florida Patient Acceptance Survey (FPAS) in a sample of ICD patients, comparing the psychometric indicators of the complete (FPAS-18 item) and abbreviated (FPAS-12 item) versions. The sample included 151 participants (97 males, mean age of 55.7 ± 14.1 years) who completed the cross-culturally adapted version of the FPAS instrument for the Brazilian context. The psychometric properties of both versions of the FPAS instrument were evaluated by two distinct approaches: • Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis: used to test the internal structure of the instrument • Cronbach's Alpha and McDonald's Omega: used to determine the reliability of the instrumentThe two versions of the FPAS-Br instrument showed consistent evidence of internal structure validity and reliability. However, the FPAS-Br 12-item showed a better psychometric adjustment, confirmed by the analysis of the quality indicators of the models.