[Cross-cultural adaptation of "Is research working for you? A self-assessment tool" in Brazil]

Cien Saude Colet. 2022 Jul;27(7):2879-2894. doi: 10.1590/1413-81232022277.20522021. Epub 2022 Feb 18.
[Article in Portuguese]

Abstract

The scope of this article is to translate and adapt the tool "Is research working for you? A self-assessment tool and discussion guide for health services management and policy organization," which self-assesses the institutional capacity of Health organizations to Acquire, Evaluate, Adapt and Apply scientific evidence in policy decision-making. It is a methodological, analytical study with a quantitative and qualitative approach. A sample of managers was used (n=99), representing 24 Brazilian health organizations, between October 2018 and November 2020. Proposed adaptations were made in a consensual way after adjustments of the disagreements of the expert committee - Kappa coefficient [0.41; 0.43 and 0.74]. Tool 4A, Brazilian version, had semantic, idiomatic, experimental, and conceptual equivalence with the original. The value of Cronbach's Alpha was 0.961; the value of the Intraclass Correlation Coefficient was 0.960. Tool 4A is valid and reliable in Brazil in terms of internal consistency and content. Its application is a catalyst for actions to structure institutional capacities to make the use of scientific evidence systematic in the decision-making processes of health organizations.

O objetivo deste artigo é traduzir e adaptar para a cultura brasileira a ferramenta “Is research working for you? A self-assessment tool and discussion guide for health services management and policy organization”, que auto-avalia a capacidade institucional das organizações de Saúde em Adquirir, Avaliar, Adaptar e Aplicar evidências ciêntificas na tomada de decisão de políticas. Estudo metodológico, analítico, com abordagem quanti-qualitativa. Utilizou-se uma amostra de gestores (n=99), representando 24 organizações em saúde brasileiras, entre outubro de 2018 e novembro de 2020. Adaptações propostas foram realizadas de forma consensual após ajustes das discordâncias do comitê de especialistas - Coeficiente de Kappa [0,41; 0,43 e 0,74]. A Ferramenta 4A, versão brasileira, teve equivalência semântica, idiomática, experimental e conceitual com a original. O valor do Alpha de Cronbach foi de 0,961; o do Coeficiente de Correlação Intraclasse, de 0,960. A Ferramenta 4A é válida e confiável no Brasil quanto à consistência interna e conteúdo. Sua aplicação é catalisadora de ações para estruturar capacidades institucionais de tornar o uso de evidências cientificas sistemático na tomada de decisão das organizações em saúde.

MeSH terms

  • Brazil
  • Cross-Cultural Comparison*
  • Humans
  • Psychometrics
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Self-Assessment
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Translations*