title: Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Dispositional Resilience Scale among Brazilian adult patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Verifying the psychometrics of a Brazilian version of the Dispositional Resilience Scale (DRS-15).
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-cultural adaptation was done interviewing 65 adult patients. Validation was evaluated by application of the Lipp Brazilian Stress Symptoms Inventory (ISSL), Self-Report Questionnaire (SRQ), and other measures to 575 participants from the psychiatric ambulatories (for borderline personality, anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorders) and non-psychiatric ambulatories (chronic pain, pre-anesthetic consultation and companions for the latter). Temporal stability was verified with 123 participants.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Exploratory factor analysis yielded a three-factor solution. Psychometrics were acceptable (alpha coefficient, 0.71; intraclass correlation coefficient, 0.81). Correlations with the ISSL, SRQ and other measures were noted except for factor 3. In the psychiatric sample, hardiness scores of borderline patients were lower than those of patients with anxiety disorders.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This version of the DRS-15 exhibited good reliability in a sample of Brazilian patients; validity was confirmed in two of the scale factors.
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Departamento de Anestesiologia, Grupo de Controle da Dor, São Paulo SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: João Paulo Consentino
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Solano
authors.affiliation: Axis Clínica de Coluna, São Paulo SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Eduardo Sawaya Botelho
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Bracher
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Departamento de Medicina Preventiva, São Paulo SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Faisal-Cury
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Departamento de Anestesiologia, Grupo de Controle da Dor, São Paulo SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Hazem Adel
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Ashmawi
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Departamento de Anestesiologia, Grupo de Controle da Dor, São Paulo SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Maria José Carvalho
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Carmona
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Departamento de Psiquiatria, São Paulo SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lotufo
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Departamento de Anestesiologia, Grupo de Controle da Dor, São Paulo SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Joaquim Edson
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Vieira
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D001938:Brazil; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D014177:Translations; D055815:Young Adult