SANP Swiss Archives of Neurology, Psychiatry and Psychotherapy 2297-7007 2297-6981 EMH Schweizerischer Ärzteverlag AG Farnsburgerstrasse 8 CH-4132 Muttenz 03224 10.4414/sanp.2021.03224 Original article Medical education French validation of the M-Back questionnaire: assessing clinicians' knowledge about metabolic syndrome in psychiatry Golay Philippe philippe.golay@chuv.ch Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne | Head of Research | Psychiatry | Lausanne | 1003 | SWITZERLAND Calderoni Margot calderonimargot@gmail.com Eap Chin B Chin.Eap@chuv.ch Conus Philippe philippe.conus@chuv.ch 28 09 2021 172 05 0 0 Copyright: EMH Schweizerischer Ärzteverlag AG 2021 EMH Schweizerischer Ärzteverlag AG "Swiss Archives of Neurology, Psychiatry and Psychotherapy" is an open access publication of EMH published in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons licence attribution - NonCommercial - NoDerivatives 4.0 International. You are free to share, copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format under the following terms: Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes. NoDerivatives — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material. "Non-commercial" means not primarily intended for or directed towards commercial advantage or monetary compensation. The incorporation of publications in commercial products, the use of publications to advertise for commercial products or services and any other usage that directly or indirectly pursues commercial interests is subject to the express previous consent of the publishing house as part of a written agreement. Please send us your request in writing. Exact indication of the publication from which you would like to reproduce material and detailed information about its intended use help to facilitate and expedite request processing.

Context: Physical health is generally poorer in patients with mental illness compared to the general population. Cardiovascular diseases linked to metabolic syndrome are the principle issue encountered by those patients. The four-factor M-BACK questionnaire was developed in Australia to measure the Barriers, Attitudes, Confidence and Knowledge of health staff in relationship with metabolic syndrome. The goal of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the translation into French of the M-Back questionnaire. Methods: The French M-Back was completed online by 137 mental health professionals. Internal validity was assessed using Bayesian Structural Equation Modelling (BSEM) which is half way between exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Concurrent validity was estimated by studying the relationship between the M-Back scores and several important socio-professional variables. Results: The four-factor model showed good fit to the data. Two items had significant cross-loadings on other dimensions. Hypothesized relationships between M-back scores and socio-professional variables were confirmed. Conclusion: The French M-Back is a valid tool to measure the barriers, attitudes, confidence and knowledge of health staff in relationship with metabolic syndrome and it could be used to identify training needs in this domain among health professionals.