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Revista de Enfermagem Referência
versión impresa ISSN 0874-0283versión On-line ISSN 2182-2883
Resumen
KRAUS, Teresa; CAPELA, Susana; RODRIGUES, Manuel Alves y DIXE, Maria dos Anjos. Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and validation of the Meaning in Suffering Test for European Portuguese. Rev. Enf. Ref. [online]. 2021, vol.serV, n.5, e20069. Epub 22-Jun-2021. ISSN 0874-0283. https://doi.org/10.12707/rv20069.
Background:
The paradoxical differences identified between the way people experience pain, regardless of its intensity, and the suffering associated with it relate to value and belief systems.
Objective:
To validate the Meaning in Suffering Test (MIST) for the Portuguese population and determine its psychometric characteristics.
Methodology:
This study presents the process of cross-cultural adaptation, carried out on a sample of 187 people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs), using a sociodemographic and clinical data questionnaire and the Teste de Sentido no Sofrimento (Portuguese version of the MIST - MIST-P).
Results:
The sample was mostly composed of women, with a mean age of 49.9±12.1 years. The MIST-P obtained a Cronbach’s Alpha of 0.833, meaning a good reliability. The factorial analysis organized the 12 items into two factors: Meaning and responses to suffering and Subjective characteristics in the face of suffering. The scale shows stability over time (r = 0.844).
Conclusion:
The MIST-P is a valid and reliable tool for the Portuguese population with RMDs and can be applied in research and clinical practices aimed at the prevention, control, and integration of inevitable suffering.
Palabras clave : chronic pain; suffering; meaning of life; scale, validation.