@article{ff5d2d8018664adab04913caf70159d3,
title = "Validity and reliability of the Japanese version of the European Heart Failure Self-Care Behavior Scale",
abstract = "Background: It is important to assess the self-care behavior of patients with heart failure. However, in Japan, there is no valid and reliable scale for this purpose. The European Heart Failure Self-Care Behavior Scale (EHFScBS) is used to measure the self-care behavior of heart failure patients. The purpose of this study was to translate the EHFScBS into Japanese and evaluate its validity and reliability. Methods and results: A convenience sample of 116 outpatients with heart failure completed the Japanese version of the EHFScBS. Confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated the one-dimensionality of the scale. The Japanese version of the EHFScBS was significantly correlated with another scale, which was considered to evaluate the concept linked with the self-care behavior theoretically. These confirm its construct validity. Cronbach's alpha was 0.71, suggesting that internal consistency was satisfactory. Test-retest reliability was evaluated. The intraclass correlation coefficient of the scale was 0.69 and weighted kappa for individual items was 0.33-0.87, suggesting that test-retest reliability is adequate. Conclusions: The Japanese version of the EHFScBS was showed acceptable validity and reliability. It can be used to evaluate self-care behavior of Japanese patients with heart failure.",
keywords = "Adherence, Heart failure, Patient compliance, Questionnaire, Self-care",
author = "Naoko Kato and Naomi Ito and Koichiro Kinugawa and Keiko Kazuma",
note = "Funding Information: Third, Riegel and colleagues developed a scale named the Self-Care of Heart Failure Index (SCHFI) []. The SCHFI is a self-report scale comprising 15 items rated on a 4-point response scale. This scale measures multidimensional components of self-care: self-management, maintenance behavior, and self-confidence. Construct validity was supported by evaluating the difference between patients with previous experience of heart failure and newly diagnosed patients. Cronbach's alpha for the SCHFI score was 0.76, which indicates that internal consistent reliability is satisfactory []. Funding Information: The authors sincerely thank the patients who participated in the study. The authors also thank Dr. Atsushi Yao, Dr. Masafumi Watanabe, Dr. Yasushi Imai, Dr. Norihiko Takeda, and Dr. Masaru Hatano of the University of Tokyo Hospital for their assistance in providing their patients for participation in this study. This study was supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) (no. 16209064 to K.K.) from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. Funding Information: This study was supported by the Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) (no. 16209064; to K.K.) in Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.",
year = "2008",
month = dec,
doi = "10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2007.12.005",
language = "英語",
volume = "7",
pages = "284--289",
journal = "European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing",
issn = "1474-5151",
publisher = "Oxford University Press",
number = "4",
}