ELABORATION AND VALIDATION OF A QUESTIONNAIRE TO ASSESS INFORMAL CAREGIVERS’ COMPETENCE

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v26i0.73966

Keywords:

Caregivers, Psychometry, Surveys and Questionnaires, Validation Studies, Reproducibility of Tests

Abstract

Objectives: to elaborate and validate the content and constructs of a questionnaire to assess informal caregivers’ competences. Method: a methodological study for the elaboration and validation of a questionnaire in the health area, conducted in a municipality from the Northwest region of Paraná - Brazil. The questionnaire was applied to two groups made up of 30 to 40 informal caregivers. The committee of judges consisted of nine specialists. Content validity, construct validity and verification
of internal consistency were confirmed. Results: the elaboration presented four versions, the last of which comprised two parts, the first with 13 questions for sociodemographic characterization, and the second with 14 specific items, anchored in three constructs: cognitive-emotional, psychomotor, and relational competences. The final version presented a good agreement level among the judges, as well as internal consistency (α=89). Conclusion: the questionnaire serves as a strategy to assess informal caregivers regarding their level of competence to provide care.

Author Biographies

Rafaely de Cassia Nogueira Sanches, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Enfermeira. Doutora em enfermagem pela Universidade Estadual de Maringá. Docente do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Pr.

Fernanda Trevisan Gatez dos Santos, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Enfermeira. Doutoranda de Enfermagem pela Universidade Estadual de Maringá.

Cremilde Aparecida Trindade Radovanovic, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Enfermeira. Docente Adjunto do Departamento de Pós-graduação e graduação de Enfermagem da Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Pr.

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Published

2021-11-04

How to Cite

Sanches, R. de C. N., Santos, F. T. G. dos, & Radovanovic, C. A. T. (2021). ELABORATION AND VALIDATION OF A QUESTIONNAIRE TO ASSESS INFORMAL CAREGIVERS’ COMPETENCE. Cogitare Enfermagem, 26. https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v26i0.73966

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Vol. 26 (2021)

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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