Validação de manual de orientações para prevenção de lesões por pressão em ambiente hospitalar

Abstract

Objective: To validate a manual to guide patients / caregivers in the prevention of pressure injuries. Methodology: Methodological, cross-sectional study, carried out at a public university in Brazil, from March 2019 to February 2020. The content validation technique was used, with evaluation by judges / experts, adopting the Delphi technique in two rounds. The sample consisted of 14 participants, from a group of professors from the Undergraduate Nursing Course, and members of a study group, with experience and / or publications in the area of wounds. The study involved two stages: I- Preparation - survey of judges / experts and preparation of the investigation instrument. II- Execution or data collection. For data analysis, descriptive statistics were used through the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20.0. The cut-off point for obtaining consensus was the percentile equal to or greater than 75%. Results: All proposals were validated, with a CVI of 0.786 to 1. Suggestions were included in two categories: 1) Changes in content: suggestions for changes in terms, phrases, inclusion or exclusion of information; 2) Changes in the structure: suggestions for changes in the images and provision of paragraphs. Conclusion: The manual has become more accurate for use by patients and caregivers.