Tradução, validação e adaptação transcultural de instrumento para ensino de cricotireodostomia por punção

Abstract

Considering the fight against the pandemic of Covid-19, several skills have become essential for professionals working in emergency departments, including techniques for managing the airways and performing puncture cricothyroidotomy. The aim of the study was to translate, validate, and cross-culturally adapt a simulation guide for teaching the technical skill of puncture cricothyroidotomy. This is a methodological study, following the steps of translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and validation relevant to the method. The research produced a guide of simulated practice for teaching the skill of puncture cricothyroidotomy. It was concluded that the effectiveness of the realistic simulation methodology is aligned with the construction and validation of guides that lead to the practice in a standardized way, respecting all the steps of the method

Translation and cultural adaptation of the Positive Aspects of Caregiving Scale for caregivers of people living with dementia in Brazilian context: a methodological study

“…Consequently, this affects the reliability of the results obtained by applying the instrument. 17 For the Brazilian version of the PAC scale, a pre-test was performed with family caregivers of people with dementia belonging to different age groups, with different degrees of kinship, and of both sexes. All the participants rated the scale as easy to understand and had no difficulty answering it.…”