Adaptación y validación al español del cuestionario Aid to Capacity Evaluation (ACE), para la valoración de la capacidad del paciente en la toma de decisiones médicas
- Moraleda Barba, Sandra
- María Isabel Ballesta Rodríguez Director
- Miguel Delgado Rodríguez Director
Defence university: Universidad de Jaén
Fecha de defensa: 09 July 2014
- Francisco Torres González Chair
- Domingo Ernesto Delgado Martínez Secretary
- María I. Sillero Arenas Committee member
Type: Thesis
Abstract
Objective: To adapt to the Spanish and validate the scale Aid to Capacity Evaluation, to assess the medical decision-making capacity. Design: Observational study of prospective validation. Primary and hospital care of the basic health área of Jaén. Results: The tool is considered viable. The conclusions of the expert panel were favorable. The result of the criteria' validity, comparing the results with the assessment of the experts (forensic and psychiatrist) was very satisfying (P < .001). The intra-observer reliability was low (kappa = 0,135). Interobserver reliability remained high (kappa = 0.74). The internal consistency was awarded an alpha of Cronbach's 0,645 for the reduced model of 6 items. Conclusions: The Aid to Capacity Evaluation scale was adapted to Spanish, demonstrating adequate internal consistency and construct validity.