Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the “AprendeLact” questionnaire to Portuguese

IF 2.5 3区医学 Q1 NURSING

Midwifery Pub Date : 2025-09-25 DOI:10.1016/j.midw.2025.104621

Cristian Martín-Vázquez , Agueda Cervera-Gasch , Rosa María Dos Santos Moreira , Marta Arias-Crespo , Cláudia Patricia Da Costa Brás , Cristina Liébana-Presa

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Abstract

Background

Breast milk is the optimal nourishment a mother can provide for her child. Although many mothers aspire to breastfeed, such efforts necessitate support and guidance from qualified healthcare professionals.

Aim

Translation and Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the “AprendeLact” Questionnaire on Breastfeeding Knowledge into Portuguese

Methods

A cross-sectional validation study involving translation, content validity, test-retest reliability, and internal consistency was conducted. Descriptive and bivariate analyses were performed on sociodemographic variables and questionnaire outcomes. Fifty-seven undergraduate nursing and postgraduate maternal and obstetric health students from the Coimbra School of Nursing were randomly selected through cluster sampling.

Findings

The results demonstrated high internal consistency (Kuder–Richardson formula 20 [KR-20] = 0.87) and excellent test-retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient [ICC] = 0.899). The average score achieved was 12.246 ± 5.23 points. The highest-scoring item was number 6, related to “colostrum,” while the lowest-scoring item was number 5, which assessed the “utility of the e-lactancia website.”

Conclusions

The “AprendeLact” questionnaire was cross-culturally adapted and validated into Portuguese for undergraduate nursing and postgraduate maternal and obstetric health students. Findings revealed limited breastfeeding knowledge among the students, particularly regarding practical aspects. Factors associated with higher levels of knowledge included being female, being in the final years of a bachelor’s degree, participating in clinical placements related to breastfeeding, attending training activities, engaging in breastfeeding support groups, or having been breastfed as a child.

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“AprendeLact”问卷对葡萄牙语的跨文化适应与验证。

背景：母乳是母亲能为孩子提供的最佳营养。虽然许多母亲渴望母乳喂养，但这种努力需要合格的保健专业人员的支持和指导。目的：“AprendeLact”母乳喂养知识问卷的葡萄牙语翻译与跨文化适应方法：采用横断面验证研究，包括翻译、内容效度、重测信度和内部一致性。对社会人口学变量和问卷结果进行描述性和双变量分析。通过整群抽样随机抽取科英布拉护理学院的57名护理本科和研究生产妇和产科保健专业学生。结果表明：研究结果具有较高的内部一致性（Kuder-Richardson公式20 [KR-20] = 0.87）和良好的重测信度（类内相关系数[ICC] = 0.899）。平均得分为12.246±5.23分。得分最高的是第6项，与“初乳”有关，而得分最低的是第5项，评估的是“e-lactancia网站的实用性”。结论：“AprendeLact”问卷经跨文化改编并验证为葡萄牙语，适用于本科护理专业和研究生孕产妇和产科健康专业的学生。调查结果显示，学生的母乳喂养知识有限，特别是在实践方面。与知识水平较高相关的因素包括：女性、在本科学位的最后几年、参加与母乳喂养有关的临床实习、参加培训活动、参加母乳喂养支持小组或在儿童时期接受过母乳喂养。

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Midwifery 医学-护理

CiteScore

4.50

自引率

7.40%

发文量

221

审稿时长

13.4 weeks

期刊介绍： Midwifery publishes the latest peer reviewed international research to inform the safety, quality, outcomes and experiences of pregnancy, birth and maternity care for childbearing women, their babies and families. The journal’s publications support midwives and maternity care providers to explore and develop their knowledge, skills and attitudes informed by best available evidence. Midwifery provides an international, interdisciplinary forum for the publication, dissemination and discussion of advances in evidence, controversies and current research, and promotes continuing education through publication of systematic and other scholarly reviews and updates. Midwifery articles cover the cultural, clinical, psycho-social, sociological, epidemiological, education, managerial, workforce, organizational and technological areas of practice in preconception, maternal and infant care. The journal welcomes the highest quality scholarly research that employs rigorous methodology. Midwifery is a leading international journal in midwifery and maternal health with a current impact factor of 1.861 (© Thomson Reuters Journal Citation Reports 2016) and employs a double-blind peer review process.