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The Stroke Self-Efficacy Questionnaire Brazil (SSEQ-B): a structural validity analysis.

Pedro Henrique Deon^1,2, Marina Portugal Makhoul³, Bianca Pacheco Loss¹

¹School of Health and Life Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande Do Sul, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, Brazil.

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Summary

The Stroke Self-Efficacy Questionnaire Brazil (SSEQ-B) is a valid tool for measuring stroke patient self-efficacy. Its preferred structure is bifactorial, encompassing activity and self-management domains for rehabilitation.

Keywords:

Stroke questionnaires rehabilitation self-efficacy validation

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Rehabilitation Medicine
Psychometrics

Background:

Self-efficacy is crucial for stroke patient rehabilitation outcomes.
The Stroke Self-Efficacy Questionnaire Brazil (SSEQ-B) measures functional performance self-efficacy post-stroke.

Purpose of the Study:

To validate the structural integrity of the SSEQ-B.
To assess the reliability and construct validity of the SSEQ-B in Brazilian stroke survivors.

Main Methods:

Cross-sectional study involving 115 Brazilian stroke survivors.
Exploratory and confirmatory factorial analyses were conducted.
Internal consistency was evaluated using Cronbach's Alpha (αC).

Main Results:

The SSEQ-B demonstrated good internal consistency (αC = 0.829).
Exploratory analysis revealed a bifactorial structure (activity and self-management domains).
Confirmatory analysis suggested a trifactorial structure, but a bifactorial model showed comparable validity.

Conclusions:

The SSEQ-B is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing stroke self-efficacy.
A bifactorial structure, comprising activity and self-management, is the preferred model for the SSEQ-B.