Reliability and validity of the Management of Aggression and Violence Attitude Scale (MAVAS-BR) for use in Brazil
Título del documento: Reliability and validity of the Management of Aggression and Violence Attitude Scale (MAVAS-BR) for use in Brazil
Revista: Archives of clinical psychiatry
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000394252
Autors: 1
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Institucions: 1Universidade de Sao Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem, Sao Paulo. Brasil
2Universidade de Sao Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirao Preto, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo. Brasil
3Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Departamento de Enfermagem, Londrina, Parana. Brasil
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Període: Nov-Dic
Volum: 42
Número: 6
Paginació: 161-164
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Aplicado
Resumen en inglés Aggression and violent behavior against health care professionals is a serious problem today and has aroused the interest of researchers and authorities. Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of the Management of Aggression and Violence Attitude Scale – Brazil (MAVAS-BR) for use with Brazilian nurses. Method The MAVAS-BR was applied in a convenience sample of 262 nurses, the data were submitted to an exploratory factor analysis, and reliability was estimated using Cronbach’s alpha. Results The MAVAS-BR is composed of 23 items distributed among four factors, and the Cronbach’s alpha was σ = 0.75. Discussion The MAVAS-BR is a reliable instrument for measuring the attitudes of Brazilian nurses facing aggression and violent behavior. The scale has shown to possess validity and the recommended reliability criteria; however, additional studies using this scale should be performed to offer further evidence of its validity in the context of Brazilian nursing
Disciplines Medicina
Paraules clau: Psiquiatría,
Psicometría,
Pacientes,
Agresividad,
Violencia,
Escalas,
Estudios de validación,
Enfermeras,
Actitudes
Keyword: Medicine,
Psychiatry,
Psychometrics,
Aggressivity,
Violence,
Scales,
Validation studies,
Nurses,
Attitudes
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