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OBJECTIVE: To adapt and validate in Spanish of Mexico scales to measure self-efficacy (SES) and empowerment for self-care (ES) among climacteric women. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was conducted from February to July 2011 in two family medicine clinics in Mexico City. The adaptation phase was done through testing for language comprehension. To validate the scales we used the principal Axis factoring analysis with oblique rotation technique and estimation of Cronbach's alpha (CA). RESULTS: Three hundred eighty women aged 45-59 years participated in the study. SES had 16 items with four factors: participation in the doctor-patient relationship; in the study control of mental health and sexual changes; risk of dying from cancer, and other health risks that explained 39.8% of the variability, CA = 0.84. ES had eight items with one factor explaining 47.1% variability; CA = 0.83. CONCLUSION: Both scales had acceptable psychometric properties and are suitable for interventions aimed at improving self-care of climacteric women.
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Menopause/psychology , Power, Psychological , Self Care , Self Efficacy , Surveys and Questionnaires , Female , Humans , Mexico , Middle AgedABSTRACT
OBJETIVO: Adaptar y validar en español de México dos escalas: autoeficacia (EAE) y empoderamiento (EE) durante el climaterio. MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS: El estudio se realizó de febrero a julio de 2011, en dos clínicas de medicina familiar en la Ciudad de México. Adaptación a través de pruebas piloto para comprensión lingüística; validación de constructo mediante análisis de factores con factorización del eje principal y rotación oblimin; estimación de la consistencia interna mediante alfa de Cronbach (AC). RESULTADOS: Participaron 380 mujeres de 45 a 59 años. EAE tenía 16 reactivos con cuatro factores: participación en la relación médico-paciente; control sobre salud mental y cambios sexuales; riesgo de morir de cáncer y otros riesgos de salud, que explicaron 39.8% de variabilidad; AC= 0.84. EE: ocho reactivos con un factor que explicó 47.1% de variabilidad; AC= 0.83. CONCLUSIÓN: Ambas escalas poseen características psicométricas aceptables para utilizarlas en intervenciones para mejorar el autocuidado de la salud durante el climaterio.
OBJECTIVE: To adapt and validate in Spanish of Mexico scales to measure self-efficacy (SES) and empowerment for self-care (ES) among climacteric women. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was conducted from February to July 2011 in two family medicine clinics in Mexico City. The adaptation phase was done through testing for language comprehension. To validate the scales we used the principal Axis factoring analysis with oblique rotation technique and estimation of Cronbach's alpha (CA). RESULTS: Three hundred eighty women aged 45-59 years participated in the study. SES had 16 items with four factors: participation in the doctor-patient relationship; in the study control of mental health and sexual changes; risk of dying from cancer, and other health risks that explained 39.8% of the variability, CA= 0.84. ES had eight items with one factor explaining 47.1% variability; CA= 0.83. CONCLUSION: Both scales had acceptable psychometric properties and are suitable for interventions aimed at improving self-care of climacteric women.
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Female , Humans , Middle Aged , Menopause/psychology , Power, Psychological , Surveys and Questionnaires , Self Care , Self Efficacy , MexicoABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES: 1) To design and validate indicators to measure the quality of the process of care that climacteric stage women receive in family medicine clinics (FMC). 2) To assess the quality of care that climacteric stage women receive in FMC. 3) To determine the association between quality of care and health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) among climacteric stage women. METHODS: The study had two phases: I. Design and validation of indicators to measure the quality of care process by using the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method. II. Evaluation of the quality of care and its association with HR-QoL through a cross-sectional study conducted in two FMC located in Mexico City that included 410 climacteric stage women. The quality of care was measured by estimating the percentage of recommended care received (PRCR) by climacteric stage women in three process components: health promotion, screening, and treatment. The HR-QoL was measured using the Cervantes scale (0-155). The association between quality of care and HR-QoL was estimated through multiple linear regression analysis. RESULTS: The lowest mean of PRCR was for the health promotion component (24.1%) and the highest for the treatment component (86.6%). The mean of HR-QoL was 50.1 points. The regression analysis showed that in the treatment component, for every 10 additional points of the PRCR, the global HR-QoL improved 2.8 points on the Cervantes scale (coefficient -0.28, P < 0.0001). CONCLUSION: The indicators to measure quality of care for climacteric stage women are applicable and feasible in family medicine settings. There is a positive association between the quality of the treatment component and HR-QoL; this would encourage interventions to improve quality of care for climacteric stage women.