Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and content validation of the Global Trigger Tool surgical module

• Published in: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem Vol. 75; no. 6; p. e20210859
• Main Authors: Alpendre, Francine Taporosky, Cruz, Elaine Drehmer de Almeida, Batista, Josemar, Maziero, Eliane Cristina Sanches, Brandão, Marilise Borges
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem 01.01.2022
• Subjects: Adult; Brazil; Cross-Cultural Comparison; Health Care; Humans; Medical Errors; Original; Patient Safety; Quality Indicators; Reproducibility of Results; Retrospective Studies; Surgicenters; Surveys and Questionnaires; Translations; Validation Study; Brazil
• ISSN: 0034-7167; 1984-0446
• DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0859

to translate, cross-culturally adapt and validate the Global Trigger Tool surgical module content for Brazil. this is methodological research, carried out between March/2018 and February/2019, following the steps of translation, synthesis, back-translation, validation by the Delphi technique, pre-test and presentation to developers. Two translators, two back-translators, six professionals participated in the expert committee. A pre-test was carried out with a retrospective analysis of 244 medical records of adult patients. The content validity index and Cronbach's alpha were determined for data analysis. the translation and cross-cultural adaptation allowed adjustments of items for use in Brazil. The mean Content Validity Index was 1.38, and the degree of agreement among experts was 92.4%. Cronbach's alpha was 0.83 for the 11 surgical triggers and their guidelines. the module was translated, cross-culturally adapted for Brazil, with high reliability to identify surgical adverse events.