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Spanish version of the Kidney Disease Knowledge Survey (KiKS) in Peru: cross-cultural adaptation and validation

INTRODUCTION

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects 50 million people globally. Several studies show the importance of

implementing interventions that enhance patients’ knowledge about their disease. In 2011 the Kidney

Disease Knowledge Survey (KiKS) was developed: a questionnaire that assesses the specific knowledge

about chronic kidney disease in pre-dialysis patients.

OBJECTIVE

To translate to Spanish, culturally adapt and validate the Kidney Disease Knowledge Survey

questionnaire in a population of patients with pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease.

METHODS

We carried out a Spanish translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Kidney Disease Knowledge

Survey questionnaire. Subsequently, we determined its validity and reliability. We determined the

validity through construct validity; and reliability by evaluating its internal consistency and its intra-
observer reliability (test-retest).

RESULTS

We found a good internal consistency (Kuder-Richardson = 0.85). The intra-observer reliability was

measured by the intra-class correlation coefficient that yielded a value of 0.78 (95% CI: 0.5-1.0). This

value indicated a good reproducibility; also, the mean difference of -1.1 test-retest SD 6.0 (p = 0.369)

confirms this finding.

CONCLUSION

The translated Spanish version of the Kidney Disease Knowledge Survey is acceptable and equivalent

to the original version; it also has a good reliability, validity and reproducibility. Therefore, it can be

used in a population of patients with pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:PERUUPC/oai:repositorioacademico.upc.edu.pe:10757/620670
Date08 August 2016
CreatorsMota Anaya, Evelin, Yumpo Cárdenas, Daniel, Alva Bravo, Edmundo, Wright Nunes, Julie, Mayta-Tristan, Percy
Contributorsevelinmota@hotmail.com
PublisherThe National Center for Biotechnology Information
Source SetsUniversidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC)
LanguageSpanish
Detected LanguageEnglish
Typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
SourceUniversidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), Repositorio Académico - UPC
Rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/, info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Relationhttp://www.medwave.cl/link.cgi/Medwave/Estudios/Investigacion/6510

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