Revista brasileira de enfermagem
Assessment of Frailty in Hospitalized Cancer Patients: A Psychometric Study of the Brazilian Version of Kihon Checklist
By Lucchesi PAO, Rojas-Rivera A, Gallasch CH and 2 others.
Abstract
Objectives
to analyze the validity and reliability of Kihon Checklist, Brazilian version, for assessing frailty in older adults hospitalized with cancer.
Methods
psychometric study. Content was analyzed by experts using the Content Validity Ratio. Internal structure was assessed by Exploratory Factor Analysis, Confirmatory Factor Analysis, and reliability. Sample of 250 individuals.
Results
content validity analysis using Content Validity Ratio excluded two items due to values below 0.60. Internal structure analysis showed a better fit in a two-dimensional structure with ten items, named KCL-ONCO10, explaining 66.48% of the phenomenon, with good fit and reliability indices (X2=38.98; p=0.04; GFI=0.98; CFI=0.99; AGFI=0.97; RMSEA=0.04; RMSR=0.05; α=0.84; Ω=0.84), but unstable in the construct replicability (GH Index=F1 0.89 - 0.69; F2 0.85 - 0.67).