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- Title
VALIDATION OF INSTRUMENT FOR REGISTRATION OF SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS BY THE CAREGIVER IN HOME PALLIATIVE CARE.
- Authors
de Mendonça Bittencourt, Nair Caroline Cavalcanti; da Silva, Rafael Celestino; Sanhudo, Nádia Fontoura; Chagas, Marléa Crescêncio; Telles, Audrei Castro; da Silva, Marcelle Miranda
- Abstract
Objectives: to develop and validate an instrument for recording signs and symptoms by caregivers of patients in palliative cancer care at home. Method: methodological study with two stages: 1) integrative review of the literature for the generation of items and content composition through synthesis of evidence, setting up the "Patient Symptoms Record"; 2) content validation with 11 specialists in home palliative cancer care, who answered a questionnaire containing the Likert scale in the months of June and July 2020. We performed a preliminary test of the instrument with 15 caregivers. In the analysis, the content validity index > 80% was considered, calculated in three groups: header; signs and symptoms; design -- and overall instrument. Results: after three rounds of evaluation, the content validation rates achieved for the three groups and for the overall instrument were respectively: 95.5%, 95.58%, 86.5% and 92.52%. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.925. Conclusion: the content validity of the Patient Symptoms Record was verified by designing a new tool for palliative cancer care. Its application represents a contribution to effective communication between caregivers and the health team, with the potential to directly impact the quality of life of patients and families/caregivers.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; RESEARCH; ONCOLOGY nursing; CAREGIVERS; RESEARCH evaluation; HOME care services; PSYCHOLOGISTS; DOCUMENTATION; CRONBACH'S alpha; QUALITATIVE research; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCALE analysis (Psychology); DESCRIPTIVE statistics; NURSES; TUMORS; DATA analysis software; PHYSICIANS; PALLIATIVE treatment; SYMPTOMS; EVALUATION
- Publication
Ciencia, Cuidado e Saude, 2023, Vol 22, p1
- ISSN
1677-3861
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4025/ciencuidsaude.v22i0.68823