[Validation of the French version of "Self Appraisal of Illness Questionnaire"].
Poor insight into mental illness is associated with treatment non-compliance, relapse and re-hospitalization. Measuring insight becomes therefore important in assessing risk of non-compliance. A few reliable insight instruments are available in English. Self Appraisal of Illness Questionnaire (SAIQ) (Marks & al., 2000) was translated in French and validation analysis was performed. The 17 items French version is called Questionnaire d'autoévaluation de l'introspection (QAI). Cronbach's alpha showed 0.78 for internal consistency (N = 124). Factor analysis generated three factors explaining 49.8 % of the variance. They were: Need for treatment (Awareness of), Worry and Presence/Outcome of mental disorder. Concurrent validity analysis of QAI and Insight Scale (IS) (Markova & al., 2003) resulted in a coefficient of 0.37. QAI demonstrated solid psychometric properties and should be further reassessed in research and clinical practice. It is well adapted for use in hospital and clinical setti
Hunt
Elena
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Ecole des sciences infirmières Université Laurentienne, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.
Vachon
Geneviève
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Côté
Gilles
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001364:Awareness; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D019303:Multilingualism; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D011594:Psychometrics; D011792:Quebec; D012647:Self-Assessment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D014175:Translating; D055815:Young Adult