Adaptação transcultural dos estágios de mudança de comportamento e processos de mudança para a amamentação exclusiva

Abstract

Objective To cross-culturally translate and adapt an instrument that evaluates the intention of exclusive breastfeeding and the processes used by woman to change behavior, and to test its psychometric properties. Methods The translation and cultural adaptation, performed in Viçosa, Minas Gerais, followed six steps, which included the translation and adaptation of language to the sociocultural context of the population of interest by evaluating the cross-cultural equivalence. Content validity based on the content validity index and internal consistency was performed by Cronbach's alpha. Results The instrument areas were representative for evaluating intention to breastfeed exclusively and of change processes. The content validity index was 0,84, and Cronbach's Alpha values were 0.81 and 0.77 for the stages of change and of change processes, respectively. These values are considered acceptable in instrument adaptation. Conclusion The study conceived a preliminary instrument for promoting exclusive breastfeeding in Brazilian public healthcare services and behavior studies. More studies with other population contexts are recommended to assess the psychometric properties of this instrument so that it may become a parameter for promoting behavior change towards exclusive breastfeeding.