Desenvolvimento da versão breve da Escala de Ritmo Social

Abstract

reSumo objetivo: O objetivo deste trabalho é o estabelecimento de uma versão abreviada da Escala de Ritmo Social, com vistas à aplicação em pesquisa. métodos: Tomando como padrão-ouro a Escala de Ritmo Social de 17 itens, estabelecidas três versões breves a partir de três critérios diferentes. Comparados escores de regularidade e quantidade de atividades desenvolvidas em um período de uma semana de 167 sujeitos saudáveis, 25 portadores de epilepsia mioclônica juvenil e 16 portadores de transtorno depressivo. resultados: A versão breve de seis itens mostrou melhor concordância com relação ao padrão-ouro k = 0,51; p < 0,001. A análise bivariada demonstrou significativa correlação entre a versão breve-6 e o padrão-ouro: (r = 0,87; p < 0,001). Houve correlação com idade na versão breve-6 (r = 0,2; p < 0,001), ainda mais significativa do que no padrão-ouro (r = 0,2; P < 0,01). Na análise ANOVA, o grupo saudável apresentou escores mais altos de regularidade em ambas as escalas. Com relação à quantidade de atividades, o grupo saudável assemelhou-se ao dos portadores de epilepsia e o dos portadores de depressão apresentou médias mais baixas. Conclusão: A simplificação da escala diminui a porcentagem de itens não preenchidos e custo em material impresso e facilita a padronização. O processo envolveu cuidadosa análise da adequação do instrumento à cultura-alvo. aBSTraCT objective: The objective of this work was to establish a brief version of the Social Rhythm Metric, aimed at applying it in research. methods: Taking the 17-item Social Rhythm Metric as the gold standard, three brief versions were created based on three different criteria. compared the scores of the regularity and quantity of activities carried out in a week for 167 healthy subjects and 25 individuals with juvenile myoclonic epilepy and 16 with depressive disturbance. results: The brief version of 6 items showed better concordance in relation to the gold standard; k = 0.51, p < 0.001. Bivariate analysis demonstrated a significant correlation between the brief version 6 and the gold standard (r = 0.87; p < 0.001). There was a correlation with age in the brief 6 version (r = 0.2; p < 0.001), even more significant than in the gold standard (r = 0.2; P < 0.01). ANOVA showed higher scores for regularity in the healthy using both scales. However, in relation to the quantity of activities, the healthy

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