2019 Volume 8 Issue 1 Pages 33-42
Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the content validity of activities to protect people’s right to life undertaken by public health nurses (PHNs) and, accordingly, draft guidelines.
Methods: We conducted a self-administered questionnaire-based mailed survey of PHNs working as professors/associate professors and who were more than just chief PHNs at the prefectural/municipal health centers and educational institutions; PHNs were randomly selected from across the country. The questionnaire assessed the relative significance of determining activity items to protect people’s right to life (developed from 11 large and 44 small items) in five stages. We referred Lynn’s [Content Validity Index (CVI); validity criteria, >0.78] method for quantifying the content validity for the analysis.
Results: We obtained valid responses from 170 (154 PHNs and 16 educators) responders. The analysis identified three small items below the standard CVI value of 0.78.
Discussion: This study revised the phrasing of three small items whose content validity was not verified. Lastly, we drafted activity guidelines comprising 11 large and 43 small items outlined by PHNs that protect people’s right to life. Perhaps, these guidelines could facilitate promoting concrete actions for PHNs when they encounter new health issues.
