Validation of the Adolescent Barriers Questionnaire for use in Brazilian adolescents with cancer

Author(s)

de Campos, Debora Rebollo ^[1] ; Paiva, Carlos Eduardo ^[1] ; Marinho Silverio Brandao, Ana Paula ^[1] ; Ameringer, Suzanne ^[2] ; Ribeiro Paiva, Bianca Sakamoto ^[1]

Affiliation

^[1] Hosp Canc Barretos, Grp Pesquisa Cuidados Paliativos & Qualidade Vida, Barretos, SP - Brazil

^[2] Virginia Commonwealth Univ, Sch Nursing, Richmond, VA 23284 - USA

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Jornal de Pediatria; v. 97, n. 3, p. 348-353, MAY-JUN 2021.
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Abstract

Objective: To translate, culturally adapt, and evaluate the psychometric properties of Adolescent Barriers Questionnaire for use in Brazilian adolescents with cancer aged 12 to 18 years, based on the original American Adolescent Barriers Questionnaire which was designed to measure the extent to which adolescents with cancer have concerns about reporting pain and using analgesics. Methods: The study analyzed the psychometric properties reliability (internal consistency and test-retest) and validity (known groups and convergent) of Adolescent Barriers Questionnaire in adolescents between 12 and 18 years of age with a diagnosis of cancer who were using or who had used analgesic medication (opioid or not) in a pediatric public health institution. It was estimated 64 adolescents as sample size and the research was conclude with 48. Results: Results of pre-test suggest good understanding (content validity index > 0.9). The internal consistency value Cronbach's alpha was 88%. The convergent validity values ranged between -0.400 and -0.450. Analysis of known groups showed that the instrument discriminated groups of patients with solid vs. hematologic tumors. The intraclass correlation coefficient obtained after retest was 0.863. Conclusion: After the process of translations, validations and analysis of psychometric properties, the Brazilian Portuguese version of Adolescent Barriers Questionnaire could be considered culturally adapted, valid, and reliable for the Brazilian adolescent population with cancer aged 12 to 18 years and it can be useful in practical clinic, offering the health professionals the opportunity to understand which barriers the adolescent with cancer can encounter and offer, thus, all the support to overcome them. (C) 2020 Sociedade Brasileira de Pediatria. Published by Elsevier Editora Ltda. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 18/09977-0 - Validation of the Adolescent Barriers Questionnaire (ABQ) for application in Brazilian pediatric patients
• Grantee: Ana Paula Marinho Silvério Brandão
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation