Construction and content validation of checklist for patient safety in emergency care

ABSTRACT

Objective  To construct and validate a checklist for patient safety in emergency care.

Method  This is methodological research conducted in Curitiba, in 2015, with construction and validation stages. The checklist was based on the guidelines of the Brazilian patient safety programme and validated online using the Delphi method, with a questionnaire, and with the participation of 23 Brazilian specialists in the first round and 20 in the second round. The data were analysed using the Content Validity Index (CVI), Cronbach’s α, and Fisher’s Exact Test.

Results  We produced a checklist with 18 valid and reliable items (94% of CVI, Cronbach’s α = 0.91).

Conclusions  The checklist comprises patient safety actions and items to predict risk situations, corrective actions, and promote safety in emergency services and other health-related contexts.

Patient safety; Emergency medical services; Checklist; Validation studies