Construction and content validation of the scale of predisposition to the occurrence of adverse events

Lobão, W.M.; Menezes, I.G.

Abstract

This study aimed to present the results of the construction and content validation of the Scale of Predisposition for the Occurrence of Adverse Events (EPEA). A descriptive research with a qualitative approach was carried out. To study the quality of nursing care and design the scale, we performed a literature review that resulted in a preliminary instrument, composed of 90 items, divided into two dimensions to assess the quality of health care (structure and process). Expert analysis and semantic analysis were applied as techniques to study the content validity of the instrument. The findings indicate that the operational version of the EPEA was composed of 64 items, grouped into two dimensions: structure (18 items) and process (46 items). The EPEA is the first Brazilian measure constructed to assess the nurses' attitudes towards the factors that may predispose to the occurrence of adverse events in ICU.

Citation

Lobão, W., & Menezes, I. (2012). Construction and content validation of the scale of predisposition to the occurrence of adverse events. Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 20(4), 796-803. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692012000400021

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Aug 3, 2012
• Publication Date: 2012
• Deposit Date: Jun 24, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 26, 2019
• Journal: Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
• Print ISSN: 0104-1169
• Electronic ISSN: 1518-8345
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 20
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 796-803
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692012000400021
• Keywords: Quality of Health Care; Iatrogenic Disease; Nursing Care; Psychometrics; Validation Studies
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/2004627
• Publisher URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692012000400021&lng=en&nrm=iso