# Content validation of the Qualipreterm: quality of preterm infant follow-up in Primary Health Care

**Authors:** Sheila Rodrigues Paião, Adriana Zilly, Marcos Augusto Moraes Arcoverde, Débora Falleiros de Mello, Rosane Meire Munhak da Silva, Sheila Rodrigues Paião, Adriana Zilly, Marcos Augusto Moraes Arcoverde, Débora Falleiros de Mello, Rosane Meire Munhak da Silva

PMC · DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0123 · Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem · 2025-06-30

## TL;DR

This paper validates a guide called Qualipreterm for assessing the quality of care for preterm infants in primary health care using expert feedback and statistical analysis.

## Contribution

The study provides a validated tool with 64 items for evaluating preterm infant follow-up care in primary health settings.

## Key findings

- The overall Cronbach’s alpha was 0.989, indicating strong internal consistency.
- The final validated guide includes 64 items and meets quality criteria for use in primary health care.
- Items in the 'Clarity' and 'Comprehensibility' domain showed high agreement with an alpha of 0.993.

## Abstract

To validate the content of the Qualipreterm guide, which assesses the quality of follow-up care for preterm infants in Primary Health Care.

We conducted a methodological study using the Delphi technique. In the first round, we included 17 judges (nurses, master’s degree holders, and doctoral experts in neonatal health). In the second round, we included 20 nurses actively working in Primary Health Care. We performed data analysis using Cronbach’s alpha, with a minimum acceptable value of 0.70.

During the content validation phase, the overall Cronbach’s alpha was 0.989, and across the domains, it exceeded 0.957. For the “Clarity” and “Comprehensibility” dimension, Cronbach’s alpha was 0.993 in the second round, demonstrating satisfactory agreement among the items. All alpha coefficients surpassed 0.876 when distributed across the domains.

The evaluative Qualipreterm guide’s content achieved validation criteria and incorporated the received recommendations. In the final version, it contained 64 items.

Validar o conteúdo do guia Qualiprematuro sobre avaliação da qualidade do seguimento de crianças nascidas prematuras no âmbito da Atenção Primária à Saúde.

Estudo metodológico, baseado na Técnica Delphi, com a participação de 17 juízes (enfermeiros, mestres e doutores experts em saúde neonatal) na primeira etapa e 20 profissionais atuantes na Atenção Primária à Saúde (enfermeiros) na segunda. Realizou-se análise pelo coeficiente alfa de Cronbach, com valor mínimo aceitável 0,70.

Na etapa de validação de conteúdo, o coeficiente geral alfa de Cronbach foi de 0,989 e entre os domínios foi acima de 0,957. Para “Clareza” e “Compreensibilidade”, o coeficiente alfa de Cronbach foi 0,993 na segunda etapa, mostrando concordância satisfatória das questões, e todos os coeficientes alfa foram acima de 0,876 na distribuição entre os domínios.

O conteúdo do guia avaliativo Qualiprematuro foi considerado validado, incorporou recomendações recebidas e, ao final, compreendeu 64 questões.

## Full-text entities

- **Genes:** SH2B2 (SH2B adaptor protein 2) [NCBI Gene 10603] {aka APS}
- **Diseases:** preterm (MESH:D047928), deaths (MESH:D003643)
- **Chemicals:** Aspectos eticos (-)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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