title: [Validation of the French version of "Self Appraisal of Illness Questionnaire"].
abstract: 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
authors: Ecole des sciences infirmières Université Laurentienne, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.
authors: Elena
authors: E
authors: Hunt
authors: Geneviève
authors: G
authors: Vachon
authors: Gilles
authors: G
authors: Côté
mesh_terms: 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