Validity and reliability evidence of the questionnaire for illness representation, the impact of epilepsy, and stigma (QIRIS)

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to obtain reliability and validity evidence for the questionnaire of illness representation, the impact of epilepsy, and stigma (QIRIS) for use with adolescents and adults in Brazil. QIRIS consists of 14 questions grouped in three domains (attribution of mean...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Elisabete Abib Pedroso de Souza, Karina Borges, Maria Cristina O. Santos Miyazaki, Karina da Silva Oliveira, Tatiana de Cássia Nakano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2016-01-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2016005001104&lng=en&tlng=en
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1850249762361573376
author Elisabete Abib Pedroso de Souza
Karina Borges
Maria Cristina O. Santos Miyazaki
Karina da Silva Oliveira
Tatiana de Cássia Nakano
author_facet Elisabete Abib Pedroso de Souza
Karina Borges
Maria Cristina O. Santos Miyazaki
Karina da Silva Oliveira
Tatiana de Cássia Nakano
author_sort Elisabete Abib Pedroso de Souza
collection DOAJ
description ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to obtain reliability and validity evidence for the questionnaire of illness representation, the impact of epilepsy, and stigma (QIRIS) for use with adolescents and adults in Brazil. QIRIS consists of 14 questions grouped in three domains (attribution of meaning, impact of disease, and stigma) and was applied to 57 adults with epilepsy. QIRIS internal consistency was satisfactory (Cronbach’s α = 0. 866). Significant and strong correlation was found between issues belonging to the same domain, as expected. Three domains have highly significant and positive correlations with the instrument’s total score, indicating evidence of content validity. We conclude that QIRIS has psychometric properties and can facilitate a systematic evaluation of the patient’s representation according to a biopsychosocial approach that may contribute to clinical practice based on scientific evidence.
format Article
id doaj-art-866847340e314952865f09dbc1d2a33c
institution OA Journals
issn 1678-4227
language English
publishDate 2016-01-01
publisher Thieme Revinter Publicações
record_format Article
series Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
spelling doaj-art-866847340e314952865f09dbc1d2a33c2025-08-20T01:58:24ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42272016-01-01010.1590/0004-282X20160073S0004-282X2016005001104Validity and reliability evidence of the questionnaire for illness representation, the impact of epilepsy, and stigma (QIRIS)Elisabete Abib Pedroso de SouzaKarina BorgesMaria Cristina O. Santos MiyazakiKarina da Silva OliveiraTatiana de Cássia NakanoABSTRACT The objective of this study was to obtain reliability and validity evidence for the questionnaire of illness representation, the impact of epilepsy, and stigma (QIRIS) for use with adolescents and adults in Brazil. QIRIS consists of 14 questions grouped in three domains (attribution of meaning, impact of disease, and stigma) and was applied to 57 adults with epilepsy. QIRIS internal consistency was satisfactory (Cronbach’s α = 0. 866). Significant and strong correlation was found between issues belonging to the same domain, as expected. Three domains have highly significant and positive correlations with the instrument’s total score, indicating evidence of content validity. We conclude that QIRIS has psychometric properties and can facilitate a systematic evaluation of the patient’s representation according to a biopsychosocial approach that may contribute to clinical practice based on scientific evidence.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2016005001104&lng=en&tlng=enqualidade de vidaestigma socialepilepsiaciência cognitivainquéritos e questionários
spellingShingle Elisabete Abib Pedroso de Souza
Karina Borges
Maria Cristina O. Santos Miyazaki
Karina da Silva Oliveira
Tatiana de Cássia Nakano
Validity and reliability evidence of the questionnaire for illness representation, the impact of epilepsy, and stigma (QIRIS)
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
qualidade de vida
estigma social
epilepsia
ciência cognitiva
inquéritos e questionários
title Validity and reliability evidence of the questionnaire for illness representation, the impact of epilepsy, and stigma (QIRIS)
title_full Validity and reliability evidence of the questionnaire for illness representation, the impact of epilepsy, and stigma (QIRIS)
title_fullStr Validity and reliability evidence of the questionnaire for illness representation, the impact of epilepsy, and stigma (QIRIS)
title_full_unstemmed Validity and reliability evidence of the questionnaire for illness representation, the impact of epilepsy, and stigma (QIRIS)
title_short Validity and reliability evidence of the questionnaire for illness representation, the impact of epilepsy, and stigma (QIRIS)
title_sort validity and reliability evidence of the questionnaire for illness representation the impact of epilepsy and stigma qiris
topic qualidade de vida
estigma social
epilepsia
ciência cognitiva
inquéritos e questionários
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2016005001104&lng=en&tlng=en
work_keys_str_mv AT elisabeteabibpedrosodesouza validityandreliabilityevidenceofthequestionnaireforillnessrepresentationtheimpactofepilepsyandstigmaqiris
AT karinaborges validityandreliabilityevidenceofthequestionnaireforillnessrepresentationtheimpactofepilepsyandstigmaqiris
AT mariacristinaosantosmiyazaki validityandreliabilityevidenceofthequestionnaireforillnessrepresentationtheimpactofepilepsyandstigmaqiris
AT karinadasilvaoliveira validityandreliabilityevidenceofthequestionnaireforillnessrepresentationtheimpactofepilepsyandstigmaqiris
AT tatianadecassianakano validityandreliabilityevidenceofthequestionnaireforillnessrepresentationtheimpactofepilepsyandstigmaqiris