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Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Properties Assessment of the NOC Outcome “Cognition” in a Sample of Portuguese Adults With Mental Illness
Author(s) -
Coelho Joana Catarina Ferreira,
Ribeiro Ana Rita Martins,
Sampaio Francisco Miguel Correia,
Sequeira Carlos Alberto da Cruz,
Lleixà Fortuño Maria del Mar,
Roldán Merino Juan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of nursing knowledge
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.545
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2047-3095
pISSN - 2047-3087
DOI - 10.1111/2047-3095.12268
Subject(s) - cognition , portuguese , context (archaeology) , psychology , adaptation (eye) , exploratory factor analysis , clinical psychology , sample (material) , psychometrics , mental illness , population , mental health , psychiatry , medicine , paleontology , linguistics , philosophy , chemistry , environmental health , chromatography , neuroscience , biology
PURPOSE Cultural adaptation and psychometric properties assessment of the Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) outcome “Cognition” in a sample of Portuguese adults with mental illness. METHODS Methodological study. FINDINGS The final European Portuguese version of the NOC outcome “Cognition”, consisting of 13 items, showed good psychometric properties. An exploratory factor analysis was performed from which only one factor was established. CONCLUSIONS The European Portuguese version of the NOC outcome “Cognition” seems to gather very satisfactory psychometric properties for assessing cognition in the Portuguese population. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE This study contributed to advance the nursing body of knowledge and to better assess cognition in a clinical context.