Adaptation and Validation of the Brazilian Portuguese Version of the Mental Health Knowledge Schedule (Maks-BR) in the Context of Primary Health Care

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ID15469869
AuthorsLarissa Moraes Moro (0000-0001-7962-4577, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul), Vinícius Perinetto Pontel (0009-0007-4323-2011, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul), Clarissa P P De Freitas (0000-0002-2274-8728, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul), Adriane X Arteche (0000-0002-2586-4900, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul), Katia Bones Rocha (0000-0001-7603-1709, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, corresponding author)
Year2025
Volume22
Issue12
Pages1809-1809
Publication date2025-11-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph22121809
PMID41464443
OpenAlexW4416901999
LanguageEN
References cited15

This study aimed to translate the Mental Health Knowledge Schedule (MAKS) to Brazilian Portuguese, adapt it to the Brazilian primary health care context, and evaluate its psychometric properties. The adaptation process involved three stages: translation, back-translation, and peer-group evaluation. To achieve a valid and reliable instrument, the Brazilian Portuguese version of the questionnaire (MAKS-BR) was administered through an anonymous, online self-administered questionnaire to a convenience sample of 289 primary care professionals with a mean age of 39.6 years (SD = 9.6 years), 90% of whom were women. The instrument, in its final 11-item model, presented satisfactory fit and comparative indices with a two-factor model. The first factor aggregates items related to mental health knowledge, while the second included items related to recognition and familiarity with various mental health conditions. The network findings support the discriminant validity of the two dimensions, while also underscoring the integrative nature of mental health literacy, in which knowledge and recognition processes are interconnected yet functionally distinct. Our findings suggest that the MAKS is an adequate instrument for assessing mental health knowledge, considering the linguistic and cultural contexts of Brazil

Adaptation (eye · Brazilian Portuguese · Context (archaeology · Discriminant validity · Health care · Mental health · Portuguese · Sample (material · Schedule · Family Caregiving in Mental Illness · Health Literacy and Information Accessibility · Mental Health Treatment and Access

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