Objective:To design,create and validate an evaluation tool to measure progress of the patient within the national forensic mental health service.Methods:A methodological study with two sequential stages was used for t...Objective:To design,create and validate an evaluation tool to measure progress of the patient within the national forensic mental health service.Methods:A methodological study with two sequential stages was used for this study.Stage 1 was the instrument development;stage 2 was expert judgment and each for these stages had 3 steps.Results:The 28-item questionnaire was submitted to 20 experts.Both descriptive and quantitative analysis were undertaken.The descriptive analysis included item ambiguity,median and percentage agreement.The quantitative method included a content validity index,content validity ratio and content validity coefficient.The acceptable values for item ambiguity,median and percentage agreement,content validity index,content validity ratio and content validity coefficient were a range of 3 or more between scores,median of 2.75 and above,80 percent criterion,0.79,0.75 and 0.79 respectively.Conclusion:The 28-item tool met all the set criteria for content validity meeting the parameters established in the literature.展开更多
文摘Objective:To design,create and validate an evaluation tool to measure progress of the patient within the national forensic mental health service.Methods:A methodological study with two sequential stages was used for this study.Stage 1 was the instrument development;stage 2 was expert judgment and each for these stages had 3 steps.Results:The 28-item questionnaire was submitted to 20 experts.Both descriptive and quantitative analysis were undertaken.The descriptive analysis included item ambiguity,median and percentage agreement.The quantitative method included a content validity index,content validity ratio and content validity coefficient.The acceptable values for item ambiguity,median and percentage agreement,content validity index,content validity ratio and content validity coefficient were a range of 3 or more between scores,median of 2.75 and above,80 percent criterion,0.79,0.75 and 0.79 respectively.Conclusion:The 28-item tool met all the set criteria for content validity meeting the parameters established in the literature.
