Knowledge, Comfort, Approach and Attitude towards Sexuality scale in spinal cord injured population: Adaptation and validation to Spanish language
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https://doi.org/10.28957/rcmfr.370Keywords:
Spinal cord injuries, sexuality, validation studyAbstract
Introduction. Altered sexual function is a common sequela following spinal cord injury. There are no validated scales in Spanish to assess knowledge, comfort, approach, and attitudes of health personnel towards sexuality in patients with spinal cord trauma.
Objective. This study aimed to validate the Knowledge, Comfort, Approach and Attitude towards Sexuality Scale (KCAASS) in Spanish language.
Materials and methods. The process included translation, back-translation, cultural adaptation, and face and content validity in professionals involved in the sexual rehabilitation of the patient with spinal cord injuries in Colombia. A total of 122 professionals participated in establishing construct validity and reliability.
Results. The expert committee determined that the Spanish version of the scale evaluates knowledge, comfort, approach, and attitude toward sexuality in the patient with spinal cord injury by health professionals. In relevance, clarity, and sufficiency, the content validity index was more significant than 0.8 in 75.6% of the items and for 100% of the domains. The overall Cronbach’s alpha value was 0.95. The factor analysis showed eigenvalues above 1.5 in 4 factors.
Conclusion. The Spanish version of the KCAASS scale has adequate reliability, face, content, and construct validity and can be used to evaluate the training needs in specific professional domains in the sexual rehabilitation of the spinal cord injured.
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