# Development and content validation of a risk classification instrument

**Authors:** Marcia Beatriz Micha Ferreira de Oliveira, Lillian Caroline Fernandes, Ilana Eshriqui Oliveira, Ramon Antônio Oliveira, Flávio Rebustini, Ana Carolina Cintra Nunes Mafra, Eduarda Ribeiro dos Santos, Marcia Beatriz Micha Ferreira de Oliveira, Lillian Caroline Fernandes, Ilana Eshriqui Oliveira, Ramon Antônio Oliveira, Flávio Rebustini, Ana Carolina Cintra Nunes Mafra, Eduarda Ribeiro dos Santos

PMC · DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0502 · Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem · 2024-09-06

## TL;DR

This paper describes the development and validation of a risk classification tool for emergency patients in primary healthcare.

## Contribution

A new risk classification instrument with validated content for emergency services in primary healthcare was developed.

## Key findings

- The instrument was validated by 75 and 71 judges in two rounds.
- 52 items were retained, categorized into red, orange, and yellow risk levels.
- The tool was deemed valid for clarity, relevance, and severity assessment.

## Abstract

Develop and validate the content of an instrument for patient risk classification in emergency services of Primary Health Care.

The study included two stages: item generation and content validity. A literature review and retrospective analysis of medical records were conducted to create the instrument items. The Content Validity Ratio (CVR) was used to assess agreement among judges during content validation.

In the first and second rounds, 75 and 71 judges validated the risk classification instrument, respectively. The minimum adherence score for the latent variable item based on the final number of judges was 0.22 and 0.18; thus, 52 items, divided into three classification categories (red, orange, and yellow), were retained.

The instrument was considered valid regarding clarity, relevance, pertinence, and agreement regarding the severity indicated in the item.

Desenvolver e validar o conteúdo de um instrumento para classificação de risco do paciente em serviços de emergência da Atenção Primária à Saúde.

Estudo composto por duas etapas: geração de itens e validade de conteúdo. Foi realizada revisão de literatura e análise retrospectiva dos prontuários para criação dos itens do instrumento. Na validação de conteúdo, foi usado o Content Validity Ratio (CVR) para averiguar a concordância entre os juízes.

O instrumento de classificação de risco foi validado por 75 e 71 juízes no primeiro e segundo ciclo, respectivamente. Foi utilizado escore mínimo da aderência ao item da variável latente com base no número final de juízes, adotando 0,22 e 0,18; e foram mantidos 52 itens divididos em três categorias de classificação (vermelho, laranja e amarelo).

O instrumento foi considerado válido quanto à clareza, relevância, pertinência e concordância em relação à gravidade indicada no item.

## Full-text entities

- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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