Development and validation of an instrument to assess brazilian healthcare professional providers' knowledge on sickle cell disease

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Desenvolvimento e validação de um instrumento para avaliação do conhecimento dos profissionais brasileiros sobre doença falciforme

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Objective: To develop and validate DFConhecimento, an instrument to assess Brazilian health-care professional providers’ knowledge on sickle cell disease.Method: Study carried out in four stages: (1) instrument development; (2) content validationby an Expert Committee; (3) cultural adequacy check at pre-test; (4) instrument reliabilityanalysis by healthcare professional providers supported by Intraclass Correlation Coefficientcalculation. The data for content validation and reliability analyses were collected throughthe web tool eSurv and analyzed within the statistical software and environment R.Results: The instrument, consisting of 13 multiple-choice questions, showed acceptability,with an average Content Validity Index of 0.88. The reliability analysis showed moderateagreement (0.67) indicating that test-retest reproducibility is acceptable.Conclusion: The instrument DFConhecimento showed reliability and internal consistency,proving suitable for measuring Brazilian healthcare professional providers’ acquisition ofknowledge on sickle cell disease.

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Anemia falciforme

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Sickle cell disease, Healthcare professional provider, Knowledge acquisition, Validation studies, Brazil

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