Abstract
Objective: to verify the opinion of judges about a nursing consultation tool for people with co-infection by the human immunodeficiency virus and tuberculosis. Methods: methodological study, involving the construction of a tool based on Orem’s self-care theory and its submission for evaluation by judges experts in the area, which gave opinions about organization, clarity and relevance. Results: the instrument gained a positive evaluation for all assessment criteria, with agreement greater than 75% and Content Validity Index greater than 0.80 in most items. Following judges opinion, three items were excluded and two modified. Conclusion: the adequacy of the nursing consultation tool for people with HIV/tuberculosis co-infection was confirmed regarding organization into subdivisions and items. Minimal disagreement among judges in the analysis of the issues was noted. Although most items were evaluated positively, further validation studies will be needed.
Highlights
Tuberculosis is responsible for high rates of mortality among people living with human immunodeficiency virus nowadays
In order to contribute to nursing care for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), this study proposed to develop and verify the clarity and relevance of a tool to be used in nursing consultation to HIV/tuberculosis co-infected adults, Feijão AR, Cunha GH, Caetano JÁ, Gir E, Galvão MTG
We built a nursing consultation tool directed to people with coinfection HIV-Tuberculosis with posterior evaluation of clarity and relevance of its content by judges
Summary
Tuberculosis is responsible for high rates of mortality among people living with human immunodeficiency virus nowadays. In co-infection, these diseases have a synergistic effect, increase the deterioration of immunity and can result in premature death if not treated appropriately. In countries with endemic tuberculosis, the incidence of epidemic human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/ AIDS) has increased cases of pulmonary tuberculosis with smear-negative and extrapulmonary forms. These forms of the disease are less infectious compared to smear positive tuberculosis, patients are more immunocompromised, present more adverse reactions to drugs and have higher mortality rates, what is aggravated by late diagnosis of these forms[2]. In Brazil these remained stable between 2002 and 2013(3)
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