Men’s health care: construction and validation of a tool for nursing consultation

Atención de salud del hombre: construcción y validación de instrumento para consulta de enfermería

ABSTRACT

Objectives:

to elaborate and validate a data collection tool for nursing consultation with men in the context of Primary Health Care.

Method:

a methodological study developed in four stages. The first one consisted in tool elaboration, using databases and the Dorothea Orem’s theoretical model. In the second and third stages, content validation and tool appearance by 23 nurse judges took place. The Concordance Index was used for assessment. In the fourth stage, a pilot test was carried out with 20 men using Primary Health Care.

Results:

of the 145 indicators prepared, organized and submitted to validation process, items with the Concordance Index <0.80 were excluded. The final tool consisted of 156 items. An overall 0.88 Concordance Index calculation was obtained.

Conclusions:

the final tool presented content validity for data collection with men in Primary Health Care.

Descriptors:
Office Nursing; Men’s Health; Nursing Theory; Validation Studies; Public Health