[Stressors at the intensive care unit: the Brazilian version of The Environmental Stressor Questionnaire].
The objective of the present study was to perform the cultural adaptation of The Environmental Stressor Questionnaire-ESQ for the Brazilian Portuguese, as well as to verify its reliability and validity. In order to ensure the equivalence between the original instrument and the Brazilian version, all methodological steps recommended in the literature regarding cultural adaptation were followed. The Brazilian version of the ESQ was applied to 106 ICU patients in two hospitals (public and private) in the interior of São Paulo State. Reliability was evaluated in relation to internal consistency and stability (test e retest) and the convergent validity was determined by the correlation between ESQ and generic questions about ICU stress. Reliability was satisfactory with Cronbach's Alfa = 0.94 and stability (ICC = 0.861; IC 95% 0.723; 0.933). ESQ total score displayed strong correlation with the generic questions about stress (r = 0.70; p < 0.0001), thus confirming the convergent validity. The conclusion was that the ESQ adapted for Brazilian culture is a reliable instrument for evaluation of stressors in the ICU.
Universidade Paulista, Campinas, SP, Brasil. enfermagemjundiai@unip.br
Beatriz Angelo
BA
Rosa
Roberta Cunha Matheus
RC
Rodrigues
Maria Cecília Bueno Jayme
MC
Gallani
Thais Moreira
TM
Spana
Carolina Gonçalves da Silva
CG
Pereira
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult