Patient guidance on safe surgery: development and validation of an online newsletter
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https://doi.org/10.5327/Z1414-44251088%20Keywords:
Health education, Patient safety, Perioperative nursing, Checklist, Time out, healthcareAbstract
Objective: Develop and validate an online patient information guide on Safe Surgery Checklist. Method: Methodological study conducted in two stages: development of a document based on the World Health Organization Checklist and validation by 17 expert judges. A structured instrument of items related to the content, structure, presentation, and relevance was applied. A degree of agreement among the judges ≥80% was considered adequate, and content validity indices were calculated. The project was conducted according to recommendations of Resolution 466/2012. Results: The online information “Patient Guide on Safe Surgery” was developed through literature review, structured in three pages, with accessible language, purposes, steps, and benefits of the Checklist and the patient's participation in surgical safety. All items obtained agreement ≥80%; most of the items with 100% approval and averages above 3.5 on a 4-point Likert Scale. Suggestions were provided and will be incorporated in the final version for later application with surgical patients. Conclusion: The online information was elaborated and validated with a high degree of agreement and excellent validity indices, and is available in PDF for printing and online, through QRCode.
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