Translation of the Chinese version of the Modified Atrial Fibrillation Information Overload Scale and the test of its reliability and validity / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To translate the English version of the Modified Atrial Fibrillation Information Overload Scale into Chinese,and to preliminarily test its reliability and validity.Methods:According to the Brislin translation model,the English version of the Modified Atrial Fibrillation Information Overload Scale was translated into Chinese, and then was back-translated and modified for cultural adaptation followed by the guidelines. From December 2021 to May 2022,200 patients with atrial fibrillation in the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University and Qingdao Municipal Hospital Affiliated to Qingdao University were included by a convenience sampling method for a questionnaire survey, in order to evaluate its reliability and validity.Results:The Chinese version of the Modified Information Atrial Fibrillation Overload Scale contained 8 items. The Cronbach α coefficient of the Chinese version of the Modified Atrial Fibrillation Information Overload Scale was 0.884. The test-retest reliability was 0.653. The split-half reliability was 0.794. The scale-content validity index was 0.98, and the item-content validity index ranged from 0.83 to 1.00. Confirmatory factor analysis showed that the two-factor model fitted well, χ2/ df was 3.958, root mean square error was 0.026, comparative fit index was 0.936, goodness of fit index was 0.918, normal of fit index was 0.917, Tucker-Lewis index was 0.900, root mean square error of approximation was 0.08. Conclusions:The Chinese version of the Modified Atrial Fibrillation Information Overload Scale has good reliability and validity. It provides a reliable research tool for the patients to measure information overload in China, and provides a basis for health education for medical staff.