Questionário sobre padrões de peso e alimentação para adolescentes (QEWP-A): avaliação transcultural e adaptação para o Português

Questionnaire on standards of weight and feeding for adolescents (QEWP-A): cross-cultural assessment and adaptation to Portuguese

Authors

  • Tatiana Ferreira de Siqueira Graduada em Fisioterapia pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE). Mestre em Hebiatria pela Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE). Doutoranda em Bioquímica e Fisiologia pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE). Recife, PE, Brasil.
  • Viviane Colares Graduada em Odontologia pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE). Mestre e Doutora em Odontopediatria pela Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE). Pós-doutorado em Odontopediatria pela Iowa State University. Iowa, IA, EUA. Pesquisadora colaboradora do Academic Centre of Dentistry of Amsterdam (ACTA) Holanda. Coordenadora do Programa de Mestrado em Hebiatria pela Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE). Recife, PE, Brasil.
  • Rosana Ximenes Professora adjunta do Centro Acadêmico de Vitória da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE). Recife, PE, Brasil.

Keywords:

Adolescent, feeding behavior, questionnaires.

Abstract

Objective: The aim of the study was the cross-cultural adaptation of the Questionnaire of Eating and Weight Patterns
Adolescent (QEWP-A) to the Portuguese language in Brazil and assess its content validity and internal consistency of items.
Methods: Involved fi ve steps: translation, back translation, Content Validation, Face Validation and Applicability in the target
population with test-retest. Results: The adolescents understood the QEWP-A items, with averages of understanding above
8.0 in the verbal-numerical scale. All 13 items obtained results higher than the score 8.0, indicating good comprehension. Cronbach's alpha measure indicated a high degree of internal consistency (0.92 - Excellent) which ensured the reliability
of the scale. Reliability was assessed by test-retest stability. Kappa showed good coincidence intra-examiner and inter
examiner. Conclusion: The instrument has been translated and adapted, showing good results in the process of content
validation, verbal comprehension and internal consistency of items.

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Published

2015-04-22

How to Cite

de Siqueira, T. F., Colares, V., & Ximenes, R. (2015). Questionário sobre padrões de peso e alimentação para adolescentes (QEWP-A): avaliação transcultural e adaptação para o Português : Questionnaire on standards of weight and feeding for adolescents (QEWP-A): cross-cultural assessment and adaptation to Portuguese. Adolescência E Saúde, 12(2), 29–41. Retrieved from https://adolescenciaesaude.com/index.php/aes/article/view/520

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Vol. 12 No. 2 (2015): Vol. 12 No. 2 (2015)

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