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<journal-id>0874-0283</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de Enfermagem Referência]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Enf. Ref.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0874-0283</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra - Unidade de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde - Enfermagem]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0874-02832023000200204</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.12707/rvi22035</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Cuidadores familiares de pessoas com demência: Tradução, adaptação e validação da Escala de Limites Ambíguos]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Family caregivers of people with dementia: Translation, adaptation, and validation of the Boundary Ambiguity Scale]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Cuidadores familiares de personas con demencia: Traducción, adaptación y validación de la Escala de Límites Ambiguos]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Sousa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luciana Andreia Costa]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Freitas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Célia Maria Abreu de]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Tavares]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[João Paulo de Almeida]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade de Aveiro Escola Superior de Saúde ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Aveiro ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra Unidade de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde: Enfermagem ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Coimbra ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
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<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade de Aveiro Escola Superior de Saúde Centro de Investigação em Tecnologias e Serviços de Saúde]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Aveiro ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>31</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>31</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>serVI</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0874-02832023000200204&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0874-02832023000200204&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0874-02832023000200204&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo  Enquadramento:  Cuidar de pessoas com demência (PcD) é gerador de stresse entre cuidadores familiares (CF). Uma das situações geradoras desse stresse é a perda ambígua (PA).  Objetivos:  Traduzir, adaptar e validar a Escala de Limites Ambíguos (ELA) para português europeu e determinar as caraterísticas psicométricas da ELA.  Metodologia:  Estudo metodológico a partir de uma amostra de 88 CF de PcD. A consistência interna (CI) avaliada com o Coeficiente de Ômega de McDonald ((), a validade de constructo através da análise fatorial exploratória (AFE) e a validade de critério com a Escala de Perceção de Stresse (EPS).  Resultados:  A ELA apresentou validade conteúdo excelente. A AFE determinou um modelo de dois fatores, explicando 44% da variância, ( de 0,72. Os CF que residem com a PcD apresentam maior PA (t = 2,823, p &lt; 0,01). Correlação significativa positiva e moderada entre a ELA e a EPS (r s = 0,578, p &lt; 0,01).  Conclusão:  A ELA é um instrumento com propriedade psicométrica de CI e validade aceitáveis para a avaliação da PA.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Background:  Caring for people with dementia generates stress among family caregivers. One of these stressor events is ambiguous loss.  Objectives:  To translate, adapt, and validate the Boundary Ambiguity Scale (BAS) into European Portuguese and assess its psychometric properties.  Methodology:  Methodological study with a sample of 88 family caregivers of people with dementia. Internal consistency was assessed using McDonald&#8217;s omega coefficient ((). Construct validity was assessed through exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and criterion validity through the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS).  Results:  The BAS showed excellent content validity. The EFA revealed a two-factor model, explaining 44% of variance, and a ( of 0.72. Family caregivers who live with people with dementia had greater ambiguous loss (t = 2.823, p &lt; 0.01). A statistically significant moderate positive correlation was found between the BAS and the PSS (r s = 0.578, p &lt; 0.01).  Conclusion:  The BAS has acceptable validity and internal consistency for assessing ambiguous loss.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Marco contextual:  El cuidado de personas con demencia (PcD) genera estrés entre los cuidadores familiares (CF). Una de las situaciones que generan este estrés es la pérdida ambigua (PA).  Objetivos:  Traducir, adaptar y validar la Escala de Límites Ambiguos (ELA) al portugués europeo y determinar las características psicométricas de la ELA.  Metodología:  Estudio metodológico basado en una muestra de 88 CF de PcD. La consistencia interna (CI) se evaluó mediante el coeficiente omega de McDonald ((), la validez de constructo mediante el análisis factorial exploratorio (AFE) y la validez de criterio mediante la Escala de Percepción del Estrés (EPS).  Resultados:  La ELA presentó una validez de contenido excelente. El AFE determinó un modelo de dos factores, que explican el 44% de la varianza, ( de 0,72. Los CF que residen con PcD presentan mayor PA (t = 2,823, p &lt; 0,01). Correlación significativa positiva y moderada entre la ELA y la EPS (r s = 0,578, p &lt; 0,01).  Conclusión:  La ELA es un instrumento con propiedades psicométricas de CI y validez aceptables para la evaluación de la PA.]]></p></abstract>
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