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Psychometric properties of the Attitudes Scale facing Alcohol and Alcoholism in nursing students

OBJECTIVE: to verify the psychometric properties of the Attitudes Scale facing Alcohol and Alcoholism (EAFAA) and people with disorders related to the use of alcohol in nursing students. METHOD: a convenience sample (n=420) completed the EAFAA, the data were submitted to Exploratory Factor Analysis...

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Autores principales: de Vargas, Divane, Rocha, Fernanda Mota
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto / Universidade de São Paulo 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5171711/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27992026
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.0774.2823
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: to verify the psychometric properties of the Attitudes Scale facing Alcohol and Alcoholism (EAFAA) and people with disorders related to the use of alcohol in nursing students. METHOD: a convenience sample (n=420) completed the EAFAA, the data were submitted to Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). RESULTS: the EFA resulted in an instrument composed of 48 items divided into four factors. The CFA has established the validity of the factorial structure. The internal consistency of the scale was considered adequate (α=0.85) presenting a sensitivity of 70% and specificity of 75%. CONCLUSION: the EAFAA constitutes a reliable instrument to identify the attitudes of nursing students towards alcohol, alcoholism and persons with disorders related to alcohol use.