Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of a disease knowledge and self-care questionnaire for a brazilian sample of heart failure patients Adaptación transcultural y validación de un cuestionario de conocimiento de la enfermedad y autocuidado para una muestra de la población brasileña de pacientes con insuficiencia cardíaca Adaptação transcultural e validação de um questionário de conhecimento da doença e autocuidado, para uma amostra da população brasileira de pacientes com insuficiência cardíaca

To adapt a questionnaire that assesses knowledge about heart failure (HF) and self-care and to analyze its content validity and reproducibility for use in Brazil. The questionnaire was validated through translation, summary, back-translation, expert committee review, pretest and assessment of psycho...

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Main Authors: Eneida Rejane Rabelo, Vanessa Monteiro Mantovani, Graziella Badin Aliti, Fernanda Bandeira Domingues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2011-04-01
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692011000200008