Instrument for evaluating the actions of leprosy control in Primary Care

The study aimed to construct and validate an instrument to assess the leprosy actions control in primary care from the perspective of community health agents (CHA). This is a methodological study to validate instruments, based on the Classical Test Theory. The instrument was administered to 380 CHA...

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Published in:Revista brasileira de enfermagem 2014-05, Vol.67 (3), p.339
Main Authors: Lanza, Fernanda Moura, Vieira, Nayara Figueiredo, de Oliveira, Mônica Maria Celestina, Lana, Francisco Carlos Félix
Format: Article
Language:eng ; por
Subjects:
Brazil
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Humans
Leprosy - prevention & control
Primary Health Care - standards
Quality of Health Care - standards
Reproducibility of Results
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:The study aimed to construct and validate an instrument to assess the leprosy actions control in primary care from the perspective of community health agents (CHA). This is a methodological study to validate instruments, based on the Classical Test Theory. The instrument was administered to 380 CHA of three municipalities in the state of Minas Gerais, in the period from July to December 2012. In the stage of face and content validity 17 items of the instrument were reduced. The factor analysis extracted eight factors that accounted for a percentage of 35.7% of the total variance. The principal components analysis allowed the elimination of eight items that showed no adaptation to the factors defined. The overall Cronbach alpha for the 57 items was 0.858. We conclude that the instrument is valid to evaluate the performance of primary care in leprosy control in the experience of ACS.
ISSN:0034-7167
DOI:10.5935/0034-7167.20140044