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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Frota da Rocha Morgado, Fabiane
• Kopp Xavier da Silveira, Erika Maria
• Pinheiro Rodrigues do Nascimento, Lilian
• Sales, Anna Maria
• da Costa Nery, José Augusto
• Nunes Sarno, Euzenir
• Illarramendi, Ximena
• Busija, Lucy

Titel

Psychometric assessment of the EMIC Stigma Scale for Brazilians affected by leprosy

Ist Teil von

• PloS one, 2020-09, Vol.15 (9), p.e0239186-e0239186

Ort / Verlag

San Francisco: Public Library of Science

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The Stigma Scale of the Explanatory Model Interview Catalogue (EMIC-SS) is a useful option to investigate leprosy-related stigma, but its psychometric qualities are unknown in Brazil. This study investigated the factor structure, the convergent and known-groups validity, and the reliability of the EMIC-SS for Brazilians affected by leprosy. The Brazilian Portuguese version of the EMIC-SS was validated in 180 persons affected by leprosy at a Reference Center in Rio de Janeiro. Confirmatory factorial analysis (CFA) and Cronbach alpha were used to assess the EMIC-SS internal consistency. The Construct validity was tested using Spearman Correlation, Kruskal-Wallis, and Mann-Whitney tests comparing with the Participation Scale, Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale, Beck Depression Inventory, and a Sociodemographic Questionnaire. Test-retest reliability was evaluated with intra-class correlation (ICC). Our study found support for the construct validity and reliability of the EMIC-SS as a measure of stigma experienced by people affected by leprosy in Brazil. However, future studies are necessary in other samples and populations with stigmatizing conditions to determine the optimal factor structure and to strengthen the indications of the validated scale.