title: The technological influence on health professionals' care: translation and adaptation of scales.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  in this study, two research tools were validated to study the impact of technological influence on health professionals' care practice.
  
  
  METHODS
  the following methodological steps were taken: bibliographic review, selection of the scales, translation and cultural adaptation and analysis of psychometric properties.
  
  
  RESULTS
  the psychometric properties of the scale were assessed based on its application to a sample of 341 individuals (nurses, physicians, final-year nursing and medical students). The validity, reliability and internal consistency were tested. Two scales were found: Caring Attributes Questionnaire (adapted) with a Cronbach's Alpha coefficient of 0.647 and the Technological Influence Questionnaire (adapted) with an Alpha coefficient of 0.777.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the scales are easy to apply and reveal reliable psychometric properties, an additional quality as they permit generalized studies on a theme as important as the impact of technological influence in health care.
authors.affiliation: Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Vila Real, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal.
authors.forename: Carlos Manuel Torres
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Educação e Simulação Médica, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Filipe Nuno Alves dos Santos
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.affiliation: Escola das Ciências Humanas e Socias, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal.
authors.forename: Joaquim José Jacinto
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Escola
authors.affiliation: Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Vila Real, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal.
authors.forename: Vitor Manuel Costa Pereira
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
mesh_terms: D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses; D010820:Physicians; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013337:Students, Medical; D013338:Students, Nursing; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical; D014177:Translations