A content validity study of signs, symptoms and diseases/health problems expressed in LIBRAS

• Published in: Revista latino-americana de enfermagem Vol. 23; no. 6; pp. 1014 - 1023
• Main Authors: Aragão, Jamilly da Silva, de França, Inacia Sátiro Xavier, Coura, Alexsandro Silva, de Sousa, Francisco Stélio, Batista, Joana D'arc Lyra, Magalhães, Isabella Medeiros de Oliveira
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto / Universidade de São Paulo 01.11.2015; Universidade de São Paulo
• Subjects: Adult; Brazil; Deafness - psychology; Enfermería; Estudios de Validación; Female; Health Care Surveys; Health Services for Persons with Disabilities; Humans; Male; NURSING; Sign Language; Sordera; Symptom Assessment; Young Adult; Deafness; Surdez; Sordera; Nursing; Estudos de Validação; Enfermagem; Validation Studies; Enfermería; Estudios de Validación
• ISSN: 0104-1169; 1518-8345; 1518-8345; 0104-1169
• DOI: 10.1590/0104-1169.0325.2644

To validate the content of signs, symptoms and diseases/health problems expressed in LIBRAS for people with deafness. Method: Methodological development study, which involved 36 people with deafness and three LIBRAS specialists. The study was conducted in three stages: investigation of the signs, symptoms and diseases/health problems, referred to by people with deafness, reported in a questionnaire; video recordings of how people with deafness express, through LIBRA, the signs, symptoms and diseases/health problems; and validation of the contents of the recordings of the expressions by LIBRAS specialists. Data were processed in a spreadsheet and analyzed using univariate tables, with absolute frequencies and percentages. The validation results were analyzed using the Content Validity Index (CVI). 33 expressions in LIBRAS, of signs, symptoms and diseases/health problems were evaluated, and 28 expressions obtained a satisfactory CVI (1.00). The signs, symptoms and diseases/health problems expressed in LIBRAS presented validity, in the study region, for health professionals, especially nurses, for use in the clinical anamnesis of the nursing consultation for people with deafness.