01741nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001260001200042653002300054653002400077653001200101653001000113653001500123100001500138700001600153700001300169700001400182700001200196700001500208245008800223856009800311300000800409490000700417520103700424022001401461       2024                            d  c01/202410aValidation Studies10aPrimary Health Care10aLeprosy10aChild10aAdolescent1 ade Sousa G1 aMendonça I1 aMorita L1 aCortela D1 aSilva P1 aFerreira S00aValidation of an instrument for assessing leprosy care in children and adolescents.  uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11259440/pdf/0034-7167-reben-77-02-e20230344.pdf  a1-90 v773 a<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>to validate the content of an instrument for assessing leprosy care in individuals under 15 years old in the context of Primary Health Care.</p>

<p><strong>Methods: </strong>methodological study of content validation, based on the evaluation of essential and derived attributes in primary care, in the professional version. For data analysis, the Content Validation Index (CVI ≥ 0.8) and Cronbach's Alpha were calculated.</p>

<p><strong>Results: </strong>a higher percentage of judges among nurses (61.5%) was observed; with a doctorate (46.2%), and engaged in teaching and research (77%). The overall Content Validation Index of the instrument was 0.98. In the analysis of Cronbach's Alpha of the instrument, the assigned value was 0.717.</p>

<p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>the instrument represents an advancement in the measurement of health evaluation policies and can significantly contribute to improving the quality of care provided to children and adolescents with leprosy.</p>
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