Abstract

BERNARDO, Sara  and  SA, Maria do Rosário Carreiró de Carvalho e. Cross-cultural validation for the Portuguese population of the Care Dependency Scale for Rehabilitation. Rev. Enf. Ref. [online]. 2018, vol.serIV, n.19, pp.137-146. ISSN 0874-0283.  https://doi.org/10.12707/RIV18046.

Background: The dependence is defined by the commitment of the person’s individual capacity for self-care and its evaluation determines the implementation of a suitable and feasible therapeutic plan. Objective: The aim of this study was the validation of the Care Dependency Scale for Rehabilitation (CDS-R), which makes it possible to evaluate, besides physical aspects, the psycho-social aspects, in particular the adjustment of the person to sickness situation. Methodology: The translation and cultural adjustment of the CDS-R to the Portuguese language were carried out according to the guidelines of Beaton, Bombardier, Guillemin, and Ferraz (2000), in 2015. The CDS-R validation for the Portuguese language was carried out according to the guidelines of Vilelas (2009) and conception of Pestana and Gageiro (2005). Results: The CDS-R is a valid and reliable instrument, with the total Cronbach alpha value obtained of 0.971, which allows nurses specialist in rehabilitation to evaluate the degree of independence and autonomy of the person in health transition processes. Conclusion: From the values obtained, it is considered that the CDS-R is validated for the Portuguese population.

Keywords : dependency; nursing; rehabilitation; care dependency scale for rehabilitation; validation studies.

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