Adaptación al español y validación de la Escala de Continuidad de Vínculos (ECV) con el ser querido fallecido

  1. Alfonso Miguel García Hernández 1
  2. Pedro Ruymán Brito Brito 1
  3. Martín Rodríguez Álvaro 1
  4. Domingo Ángel Gutiérrez Fernández 1
  5. Cristo Manuel Marrero González 1
  6. Carlos Enrique Martínez Alberto 1
  7. Daniel Martínez Esquivel 1
  1. 1 Universidad de La Laguna
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    Universidad de La Laguna

    San Cristobal de La Laguna, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01r9z8p25

Journal:
Cultura de los cuidados: Revista de Enfermería y Humanidades

ISSN: 1699-6003

Year of publication: 2021

Issue: 60

Pages: 266-290

Type: Article

More publications in: Cultura de los cuidados: Revista de Enfermería y Humanidades

Abstract

This study presents the Spanish validation of the Continuituing Bonds Scale (CBS) composed of two dimensions: Internalised (10 items) and externalised (6 items). First, translation-retro translation was carried out. A total of 255 mourners from the Canary Islands (Spain) participated in the test and responded through a survey (FebruaryMarch 2021). Profile: women, middle-aged, higher education, active at work, time since loss 2-5 years and most common relationship, parents. Internal consistency yielded a Cronbach's α=0.914 and good item-total score correlations, ranging 0.478-0.720. In testretest reliability, agreement scores were excellent (ICC=0.889; 0.795-0.940). In convergent validation, a correlation with the Inclusion of the Other in the Self (IOS) scale of rs=-0.402 (p<0.001) was adequate. For concurrent construct validity total scores correlated with summative variables of Prigerson prolonged grief and NANDA-I nursing diagnoses: rs=0.568, rs=0.391, rs=0.408, and rs=0.446 (p<0.001). Factor analysis confirmed two dimensions, and the total variance explained was 57.153%. Finally, known-group validity showed differences according to sex, kinship and cause of death. The CBS adapted and validated to the Spanish context, ECoVin, is a valid, reliable and easy-to-use instrument to assess the continuity of bonds with deceased loved ones.

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