Cultivating excellence: Development and validation of a bilingual competency self-assessment tool for infection prevention and control practitioners

IF 2.4 3区医学 Q2 INFECTIOUS DISEASES American journal of infection control Pub Date : 2025-01-08 DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2024.12.020

Adriana M.S. Felix RN, CNS, PhD, Postdoc , Lígia Maria Abraão PhD , Viviane Cristina de Lima Gusmão MS , Peta-Anne Zimmerman PhD , Marcelo Carneiro PhD , Maria Clara Padoveze PhD

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Abstract

Background

The study aimed at developing and validating a bilingual competency self-assessment tool for infection prevention and control practitioners based on the core competencies proposed by the World Health Organization.

Methods

The study was conducted from December 2021 to June 2023. The bilingual tool (Brazilian Portuguese and English versions) was developed according to 4 stages: (1) conceptual framework establishment and item generation; (2) content validity; (3) response process validity; and (4) internal structure validity.

Results

The Brazilian Portuguese version of the tool was organized into 5 areas, 36 items, and a Cronbach's alpha coefficient between 0.89 and 0.97; the English version of the tool was organized into 5 areas, 37 items, and a Cronbach's alpha coefficient between 0.91 and 0.98.

Discussion

The bilingual tool gathers evidence of content validity and internal structure validity.

Conclusions

The current evidence suggests that these are the first self-assessment tools that have utilized the core competencies proposed by the World Health Organization as a conceptual basis. Such tools can be applied in countries of all income classifications, which makes it possible to design educational initiatives and enhance core competencies.

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培养卓越：感染预防和控制从业人员双语能力自我评估工具的开发和验证。

背景：本研究旨在基于世界卫生组织（WHO）提出的核心能力，开发和验证感染预防和控制从业人员双语能力自我评估工具。方法：研究时间为2021年12月至2023年6月。双语工具（巴西葡萄牙语和英语版本）的开发分四个阶段进行：1)建立概念框架和生成项目；2)内容效度；3)反应过程效度；4)内部结构效度。结果：该工具的巴西葡萄牙语版本分为5个区域，36个项目，Cronbach's alpha系数在0.89至0.97之间；该工具的英文版分为五个区域，37个项目，Cronbach's alpha系数在0.91到0.98之间。讨论：双语工具收集内容效度和内部结构效度的证据。结论：目前的证据表明，这些是第一批利用世卫组织提出的核心能力作为概念基础的自我评估工具。这些工具可以应用于所有收入分类的国家，从而有可能设计教育倡议和提高核心能力。

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American journal of infection control 医学-传染病学

CiteScore

7.40

自引率

4.10%

发文量

479

审稿时长

24 days

期刊介绍： AJIC covers key topics and issues in infection control and epidemiology. Infection control professionals, including physicians, nurses, and epidemiologists, rely on AJIC for peer-reviewed articles covering clinical topics as well as original research. As the official publication of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)