[Adaptation and validation of scales to measure self-efficacy and empowerment for self-care in Mexican climacteric stage women].

Adaptación y validación de escalas de autoeficacia y empoderamiento dirigidas a mujeres mexicanas en etapa de climaterio.

Publisher: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública Country of Publication: Mexico NLM ID: 0404371 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1606-7916 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00363634 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Salud Publica Mex Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: Mexico : Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública
Original Publication: [México] : La Secretaría, [1959-

Power, Psychological* ; Self Care* ; Self Efficacy* ; Surveys and Questionnaires*; Menopause/*psychology; Female ; Humans ; Mexico ; Middle Aged

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.

Date Created: 20130806 Date Completed: 20140721 Latest Revision: 20191210

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