Validation of the Brazilian version of the Attentional Function Index

Methodological study. The sample was made up of 138 students from an undergraduate nursing course. The psychometric properties were assessed through the convergent construct validity, using the Brazilian version of the Attentional Function Index and the Portuguese-language version of the Profile of Mood States instrument, while the reliability was measured by its internal consistency, expressed by the Cronbach Alpha Coefficient.

RESULTS:

The Cronbach Alpha Coefficient was 0.86 for the total score, and varied from 0.64 to 0.86 in the three subscales. A strong significant negative correlation (r=-0.64; p<0.0001) was obtained for the convergent validity.

CONCLUSION:

The Brazilian version of the Attentional Function Index resulted in satisfactory levels of validity and reliability, demonstrating its viability for use in practice and in undertaking further research.

Attention; Translation; Validation Studies

Characteristics		Sample distribution
Characteristics		n	%
Sex
	Female	131	94.9
	Male	7	5.1
Year of course
	1st	35	25.4
	2nd	32	23.2
	3rd	38	27.5
	4th	33	23.9
Marital status
	Single	128	92.7
	Married	8	5.8
	Living with Partner	2	1.4
Where lives and with whom
	Parents, in Campinas	44	31.9
	Parents in other city	16	11.6
	Student house in Campinas	41	29.7
	Uni. accommodation	13	9.4
	Alone in Campinas	10	7.2
	Other	14	10.1
Leisure activity
	No	43	31.2
	Yes	95	68.8
Work
	No	126	91.3
	Yes	12	8.7
Engaged in research
	No	111	80.4
	Yes	27	19.6
Extra-curricular placements
	No	119	86.2
	Yes	19	13.8
Scholarship*
	No	106	76.8
	Yes	32	23.2

Brazilian version of AFI	Average	SD*	r	Variation
Iniciar atividades (tarefas, trabalhos) que pretendo realizar	46.8	20.3	0.58	5 - 99
Dar continuidade na realização dos planos	49.0	23.8	0.59	2 - 99
Fazer coisas que leva tempo e exige esforço	45.4	23.4	0.66	0 - 100
Tomar decisões	55.5	24.6	0.55	1 - 100
Concentrar-me no que eu faço	48.0	24.4	0.69	0 - 98
Lembrar de fazer todas as coisas que me propus a fazer	46.4	26.7	0.63	0 - 100
Ficar atento ao que os outros estão dizendo	56.1	23.2	0.53	6 - 100
Evitar dizer ou fazer coisas que não quero	53.6	25.5	0.47	0 - 100
Ter paciência com os outros	50.9	27.0	0.44	0 - 100
Ter dificuldade para me concentrar nos detalhes	50.6	23.0	0.38	0 - 97
Cometer erros no que faço	57.5	18.6	0.42	3 - 97
Esquecer de fazer coisas importantes	59.6	23.9	0.54	11 - 100
Ficar facilmente aborrecido ou irritado	44.6	26.4	0.39	0 - 95

Subscale	Average	Standard deviation	Cronbach Alpha
Effective action	50.2	17.4	0.86
Attentional lapses	55.9	16.9	0.65
Interpersonal effectiveness	49.7	20.1	0.64
Total of items	51.1	14.7	0.86

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[1] Corresponding Author: Edinêis de Brito Guirardello Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Faculdade de Enfermagem Rua Tessália Vieira de Camargo, 126 Bairro Barão Geraldo CEP: 13083-887, Campinas, SP, Brasil E-mail: guirar@fcm.unicamp.br