Construção E Validação De Questionário Para Avaliação Das Competências Do Cuidador Informal

Abstract

Objetivos: construir e validar o conteúdo e constructos de um questionário para avaliação das competências do cuidador informal. Método: estudo metodológico de construção e validação de questionário na área da saúde, realizado em um município da região noroeste do Paraná - Brasil. O questionário foi aplicado em dois grupos de 30 e 40 cuidadores informais. Participaram nove especialistas no comitê de juízes. Confirmou-se a validade de conteúdo, validade de constructo e verificação da consistência interna. Resultados: a construção apresentou quatro versões, sendo a última composta por duas partes, a primeira com 13 questões de caracterização sociodemográfica e a segunda com 14 itens específicos, ancorada em três constructos: competências cognitivo-emocionais, psicomotoras e relacionais. A versão final apresentou bom nível de concordância entre os juízes e consistência interna de α=89. Conclusão: o questionário serve como estratégia de avaliação dos cuidadores informais quanto ao nível de competência para executar o cuidado.

Propriedades psicométricas de um questionário de avaliação das competências do cuidador informal

“…It should be noted that the Brazilian Ministry of Health ( 2016) has highlighted the importance of health professionals' monitoring and supervision of caregivers' activities in home settings. A tool capable of providing valid information is essential to produce scientifically robust data to inform interventions for improving the health conditions of the population (Sanches, 2019;Souza et al, 2017). Thus, this study aimed to explore the psychometric properties of a questionnaire for assessing informal caregivers' skills.…”

“…The skills needed to provide home care involve the ability to provide care and combine knowledge, skills, and attitudes to solve problems and prevent harm, making use of the available resources (Holm et al, 2015;Pereira et al, 2017;. Home care skills are theoretically defined as the family caregiver's ability to provide care at home (Sanches, 2019). To date, there are no instruments available in the literature for assessing informal caregivers' skills from a multidimensional perspective.…”

“…Thus, a questionnaire was developed in Brazil for this purpose: the COPER 14 -Competências Cognitivas (CO), Psicomotoras (P), Emocionais (E) e Relacionais (R) (COPER 14 -Cognitive (CO), Psychomotor (P), Emotional (E), and Relational (R) Skills). This instrument is easily applicable in clinical practice and has 14 items initially distributed across three factors identified in the pre-test (cognitive-emotional, psychomotor, and relational skills) and rated on a fivepoint Likert-type scale (Sanches, 2019). The assessment of the psychometric properties of the COPER 14 is crucial.…”

“…The assessment of the psychometric properties of the COPER 14 is crucial. After its validation, the question-naire may help professionals assess informal caregivers' skills, improving them and reinforcing the guidelines on aspects in which they showed more difficulty, given that this type of care is complex for the family (Sanches, 2019). Psychomotor skills involve the performance of activities related to the practical aspects of caregiving such as knowing how to handle support technologies, having manual dexterity and skills, and combining knowledge and practice (Holm et al, 2015;Sanches, 2019).…”

“…After its validation, the question-naire may help professionals assess informal caregivers' skills, improving them and reinforcing the guidelines on aspects in which they showed more difficulty, given that this type of care is complex for the family (Sanches, 2019). Psychomotor skills involve the performance of activities related to the practical aspects of caregiving such as knowing how to handle support technologies, having manual dexterity and skills, and combining knowledge and practice (Holm et al, 2015;Sanches, 2019). Cognitive skills are related to the ability to know why and how to perform care, as well as the ability to plan, organize, and assess the care provided (Jansen et al, 2015;Sanches, 2019;.…”