Validación psicométrica del inventario sistemas de creencias en Ecuador

The belief systems are sets of cognitive maps that represent reality and are responsible for guiding people in social functioning. The first beliefs built by homo sapiens were those of a religious type, through which they explained their origins. The objective of this research was to psychometrically analyze the Inventory of Belief Systems Review 15 applied in a population of people with chronic non- communicable diseases in the city of Cuenca-Ecuador. This inventory measures religious and spiritual beliefs and practices, and the social support derived from a community sharing those beliefs. The study included 153 people: 61.44% had cancer, 28.8% non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, 7.2% other diseases and, 2.6% primary arterial hypertension. Cronbach's alpha was.897, the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin test showed a coefficient of.900 and the Bartlett test was significant p = <.000 (X2 = 1289.93; df = 105), the correlation between elements had variations of.19 and.75. Two factors were identified that explained 58.61% of the variance. A strong positive relationship (rs =.569; p =.000) was found between the religiosity of the inventory and the frequency of use of coping strategies, one of the domains of the Spiritual Coping Strategies-Basin scale, fulfilling the validity concurrent. Significant differences (p<.05) were observed among the participants, women scored higher in religiosity than men. As a result of this research process, the Belief Systems Inventory - Cuenca Revision 15 was obtained, a version that demonstrated validity and reliability in a population of people with chronic noncommunicable diseases.