Validação brasileira dos bancos de itens Distúrbio do Sono e Distúrbio da Vigília do Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS)

Abstract

<jats:p>O objetivo deste estudo foi validar a versão brasileira dos bancos de itens Distúrbio do Sono e Distúrbio da Vigília do Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS). A validação desses bancos de itens foi feita por meio da Teoria Clássica dos Testes, Teoria de Resposta ao Item, calibração dos itens conforme o modelo de resposta gradual proposto por Samejima e análise do Funcionamento Diferencial do Item (DIF), sendo a amostra constituída por 627 participantes com mais de 18 anos. Em relação à qualidade dos dados, observou-se que não houve dados perdidos, e cinco itens do banco Distúrbio do Sono e quatro itens do banco Distúrbio da Vigília tiveram efeito piso, e nenhum dos bancos apresentou efeito teto. Os dois bancos mostraram excelente confiabilidade com uma escala homogênea e boa estabilidade temporal. Com a Análise Fatorial Confirmatória, através dos índices de qualidade de ajuste absoluto e incremental, verificou-se um bom ajuste para os dois bancos, o que revela que os instrumentos são válidos e suficientemente unidimensionais. A calibração evidenciou que as propriedades psicométricas dos itens foram satisfatórias com boa cobertura do construto sono-vigília. No tocante ao DIF, tanto o banco Distúrbio do Sono quanto o banco Distúrbio da Vigília mostraram ser homogêneos para os diferentes grupos testados. Pode-se concluir que a versão para a língua portuguesa falada no Brasil dos bancos de itens Distúrbio do Sono e Distúrbio da Vigília do PROMIS demonstrou ser uma medida confiável, precisa e válida, com análises psicométricas robustas.</jats:p>

Artificial neural network applied in the analysis of health-related quality of life of adolescents / Rede neural artificial aplicada na análise da qualidade de vida de adolescentes

“…Other health researchers are also investing in the use of ANNs in their work for prediction problems. [17][18] Recently, Baquero et al6 used an ANN model to make predictions about dengue in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Xie et al 18 sought to build an ANN for orthodontic treatment decision making in adolescents between eleven and fifteen years old, in order to determine the need of tooth extraction.…”

Assessment of the Brazilian Version of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale Using Item Response Theory: A Psychometric Study

“…The BR-ESS is a self-reported questionnaire, developed by Johns (1991) [ 5 ] and translated and validated by Bertolazi et al [ 9 ], used to assess the level of excessive daytime sleepiness through a four-point adjectival scale, where “0” indicates never napping, “1” a small possibility of napping, and “2” a medium possibility of napping, while “3” indicates a high probability of napping. The scores of the items are added to obtain a total score, which ranges from 0 to 24 points; the higher the score, the higher the level of sleepiness, and scores above 10 already indicate EDS [ 23 ].…”

“…However, measurement and evaluation instruments have been widely used in clinical practice and epidemiological studies to measure EDS due to their low cost and easy access compared to other tests [ 3 , 4 ]. Even with their widespread use, self-report instruments with which to investigate sleep disorders face methodological challenges related to their psychometric properties, requiring further investigation to obtain more accurate inferences and avoid the appearance of measurement bias [ 5 ].…”

Chronic pain among older adults and its impact on satisfaction with social participation: development and validation of the “Instrument to Assess Older Adults’ Social Participation”. A descriptive quantitative study

“…6 If we consider the impact of chronic diseases and their treatments on quality of life, measuring older adults' degree of satisfaction with their social participation can provide relevant information. 7 Some instruments have already been proposed for such measures, but they derive mainly from a health perspective and address domains of selfcare and mobility. 6 The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System is one example, and there is already a Brazilian version with sets of items related to "Satisfaction with Participation in Social Roles" (14-items) and "Satisfaction with Participation in Discretionary Social Activities" (12-items).…”