RESUMO
AIDS patients and HIV carriers who are aware of their condition are under multiple kinds of stress with adverse effects on their emotional state and personal and social activity. This paper reports the psychometric properties of the DAS (Death Anxiety Scale) using the Spanish version in the clinical setting. The sample is made up of 148 HIV/AIDS patients (109 men and 39 women). The internal consistency of the scale was .72 and its test-retest reliability was .70. Principal components analysis extracted five factors that jointly accounted for 56.5% of the total variance. As, on the whole, these results are very similar to those reported by other authors, it is concluded that the Spanish DAS is a valid instrument for the assessment of death anxiety in Spanish HIV/AIDS patients.
Assuntos
Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida/epidemiologia , Ansiedade , Atitude Frente a Morte , Infecções por HIV/epidemiologia , Psicometria/estatística & dados numéricos , Inquéritos e Questionários , Adulto , Ansiedade/diagnóstico , Ansiedade/epidemiologia , Ansiedade/psicologia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-IdadeRESUMO
Ser portador de VIH o enfermo de SIDA son situaciones que generan un conjunto multifacético de estresores con un impacto adverso sobre el funcionamiento personal, social y el estado emocional de los mismos. Esta investigación tiene como objetivo primordial el exponer las propiedades psicométricas de la DAS (Death Anxiety Scale) utilizando la versión española en el ámbito clínico. La muestra está compuesta por 148 pacientes con VIH/SIDA (109 hombres y 39 mujeres). Los resultados obtenidos nos ponen de manifiesto que los ítems eran significativamente homogéneos. La consistencia interna es de .72 y la estabilidad temporal tes-retest de .70. Del análisis factorial, por el método de componentes principales, se extrajeron un total de cinco factores que explican el 56,50% de la varianza de los datos. En general, los resultados son coherentes y considerablemente similares, con sus excepciones, a los obtenidos por otros autores, por lo que apoyan su utilización como instrumento válido de evaluación de la ansiedad ante la muerte en este colectivo
Patients and HIV carriers who are aware of their condition are under multiple kinds of stress with adverse effects on their emotional state and personal and social activity. This paper reports the psychometric properties of the DAS (Death Anxiety Scale) using the Spanish version in the clinical setting. The sample is made up of 148 HIV/AIDS patients (109 men and 39 women). The internal consistency of the scale was .72 and its test-retest reliability was .70. Principal components analysis extracted five factors that jointly accounted for 56.5% of the total variance. As, on the whole, these results are very similar to those reported by other authors, it is concluded that the Spanish DAS is a valid instrument for the assessment of death anxiety in Spanish HIV/AIDS patients
