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The portuguese version of the perceived control over hot flushes index: Evaluation of its psychometric properties
| dc.contributor.author | Pimenta, Filipa | |
| dc.contributor.author | Leal, I. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Marôco, J. P. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-10-20T09:17:47Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-10-20T09:17:47Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Aim: This research aims at validating an instrument to assess the perception of control over hot flushes, frequent symptoms during menopause. Method: A sample of 243 symptomatic women completed the Perceived Control over Hot Flushes Index, PCoHFI (Reynolds, 1997), two subscales from the Menopause Symptoms’ Severity Inventory, MSSI-38 (Pimenta et al., 2011) to assess perceived loss of control and vasomotor symptoms, as well as a socio-demographic questionnaire. The construct, criterion and external validity, reliability and sensitivity were explored. Results: The exclusion of item 15 is suggested since it presents a negative factorial weight (λ = -.105; p = .134) and only 1.1% of its variance is explained by the construct. The PCoHFI manifested two factors: internal and external control attribution. It does not present convergent validity, but it has discriminant validity. Criterion validity is confirmed by a significant correlation with other similar constructs. Moreover, the PCoHFI evidences a good reliability and sensitivity. Conclusion: The PCoHFI manifests good psychometric properties and is an adequate instrument to assess this variable, which has been identified as a strong predictor of vasomotor symptoms’ severity. Research and interventions with women who evidence severe hot flushes can benefit from the assessment of such construct. | por |
| dc.identifier.citation | Psychology, Community & Health, 1 (2), 221-231 | por |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2182-438x | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/1785 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | por |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | por |
| dc.publisher | PsychOpen | por |
| dc.subject | Perceived control | por |
| dc.subject | Index | por |
| dc.subject | Hot flushes | por |
| dc.subject | Menopause | por |
| dc.subject | Portuguese version | por |
| dc.title | The portuguese version of the perceived control over hot flushes index: Evaluation of its psychometric properties | por |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.conferencePlace | Leibniz | por |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 231 | por |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 221 | por |
| oaire.citation.title | Psychology, Community & Health | por |
| oaire.citation.volume | 1 | por |
| person.familyName | Pimenta | |
| person.familyName | Maria Pereira Leal | |
| person.familyName | Paulo Marôco Domingos | |
| person.givenName | Filipa | |
| person.givenName | Isabel | |
| person.givenName | João | |
| person.identifier | D-4339-2015 | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | BA16-EBB2-7C96 | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | 9116-1A09-8BE5 | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | D81B-BE2D-9B43 | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0002-8659-4393 | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0002-1672-7912 | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0001-9214-5378 | |
| person.identifier.rid | H-4574-2011 | |
| person.identifier.scopus-author-id | 39762575900 | |
| person.identifier.scopus-author-id | 6602157617 | |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | por |
| rcaap.type | article | por |
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