Creation and content validity of a scale for assessing adherence to good practices for COVID-19

Meneguin, Silmara; Pollo, Camila Fernandes; Garuzi, Miriane; Morais, José Fausto de; Reche, Mariana Cristina; Melchiades, Ediana Preisler; Coró, Cintia; Segalla, Amanda Vitória Zorzi

doi:10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0223

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“…In the semantic analysis, carried out with 35 health professionals, there were no changes requested and the comprehensiveness level was 0.87%. The AGHPC scale with 47 items and three dimensions (personal, organizational and psychosocial) developed in the present study achieved satisfactory content and face validity, meeting the parameters established in the literature [32].…”

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Scale of Adherence to Good Hospital Practices for COVID-19: Psychometric Properties

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To avoid hospital transmission, all COVID-19 prevention measures should be followed. This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of a novel scale developed to assess adherence to good practices for COVID-19 in the hospital setting. A methodological cross-sectional study was conducted at a public hospital in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, with 307 healthcare providers. Data were collected using a questionnaire addressing sociodemographic/occupational data and the Adherence to Standard Precautions for COVID-19 scale. Cronbach’s alpha coefficients and the intraclass correlation coefficients were used to measure internal consistency and temporal stability (test-retest analysis), respectively. Concurrent validity was evaluated using Spearman’s correlation coefficients between the scores of the overall scale and its domains. Factorial structure was evaluated using exploratory factor analysis and goodness-of-fit of the model was tested using confirmatory factor analysis. Cronbach’s alpha coefficients for the scale and its domains were higher than 0.7, except the psychosocial domain (0.61). All intraclass correlation coefficients were higher than 0.7. Strong correlations were found between the total score and the personal (0.84) and organizational (0.90) domains of the scale and a good correlation was found with the psychosocial domain (0.66). The fit of the multidimensional model was satisfactory for all parameters and the three-dimensional structure of the scale was confirmed by the fit of the factor loadings. The novel scale is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing adherence to good hospital practices for COVID-19.

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Scale of Adherence to Good Hospital Practices for COVID-19: Psychometric Properties

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“…Finally, the fourth category includes tools that assess compliance with guidelines and Transmission-based precautions (TBPs): Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices scale (KAPs) [30], Attitudes Regarding Practice Guidelines (ARPG) [28], and Adherence to Good Hospital Practices for COVID-19 (AGHPC) [46,47].…”

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“…Most of the studies were conducted in Asia and America (23 studies). The first instrument developed was the CUPs in 1995 [22], and the last was the AGHPC in 2022 [46,47]. This means that this research topic has been covered for almost 30 years, in which there have been several modifications and changes in international knowledge and guidelines for the prevention of HAIs (Healthcare Associated Infections) [26,34].…”

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“…The Adherence to Good Hospital Practices for COVID-19 (AGHPC) was developed in 2022 by Meneguin and colleagues [46,47] for the purpose of assessing the adherence of healthcare providers to good practices for COVID-19 in the hospital setting. The Health Belief Model, developed by U.S. psychologists in 1950, was used as the theoretical framework for developing the instrument [52].…”

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“…The AGHPC consists of 47 items with a 5-point Likert response system and 3 subdimensions: personal, organizational, and psychosocial. The instrument achieved sufficient content validity because the procedures to assess relevance, comprehensiveness, and comprehensibility were clearly and comprehensively described [46,47]. However, the quality of evidence is low because no validation studies were found in the literature but only the two developmental ones.…”

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Evaluation of Standard Precautions Compliance Instruments: A Systematic Review Using COSMIN Methodology

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Background: Standard precautions (SPs) are first-line strategies with a dual goal: to protect health care workers from occupational contamination while providing care to infected patients and to prevent/reduce health care-associated infections (HAIs). This study aimed at (1) identifying the instruments currently available for measuring healthcare professionals’ compliance with standard precautions; (2) evaluating their measurement properties; and (3) providing sound evidence for instrument selection for use by researchers, teachers, staff trainers, and clinical tutors. Methods: We carried out a systematic review to examine the psychometric properties of standard precautions self-assessment instruments in conformity with the COSMIN guidelines. The search was conducted on the databases PubMed, CINAHL, and APA PsycInfo. Results: Thirteen instruments were identified. These were classified into four categories of tools assessing: compliance with universal precautions, adherence to standard precautions, compliance with hand hygiene, and adherence to transmission-based guidelines and precautions. The psychometric properties of instruments and methodological approaches of the included studies were often not satisfactory. Only four instruments were classified as high-quality measurements. Conclusions: The available instruments that measure healthcare professionals’ compliance with standard precautions are of low-moderate quality. It is necessary that future research completes the validation processes undertaken for long-established and newly developed instruments, using higher-quality methods and estimating all psychometric properties.

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Creation and content validity of a scale for assessing adherence to good practices for COVID-19

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Scale of Adherence to Good Hospital Practices for COVID-19: Psychometric Properties

Scale of Adherence to Good Hospital Practices for COVID-19: Psychometric Properties

Evaluation of Standard Precautions Compliance Instruments: A Systematic Review Using COSMIN Methodology

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