| Title of Article |
Validity and Reliability of Self-Assessment Tool for Risk
Prioritization Following Exposure to Tuberculosis in a
Hospital Setting
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| Date of Acceptance |
6 April 2021 |
| Journal |
| Title of Journal |
International journal of environmental research and public health (IJERPH) |
| Standard |
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| Institute of Journal |
MDPI www.mdpi.com St. Alban-Anlage 66, 4052 Basel, Switzerland |
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| Volume |
18 |
| Issue |
8 |
| Month |
April |
| Year of Publication |
2021 |
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| Abstract |
The Modified Self-Assessment (MSA) and Present Self-Assessment (PSA) forms are questionnaires
used to prioritize the risk of infection of health workers exposed to tuberculosis (TB) in
Srinagarind Hospital in Thailand. As MSA was developed from PSA, the validity and reliability
of MSA need to be assessed. The research aim is to examine the content validity of MSA and to
assess the respective reliability of MSA and PSA vis-à-vis expert opinion. Seven experts determined
the content validity index (CVI) of MSA. MSA and PSA were used to prioritize the TB contact of
108 subjects, and we compared the result with the risk assessed by the experts. The respective Kappa
agreements between MSA and PSA and the experts were used to assess reliability. The result of
the content validity index revealed that MSA had I-CVI > 0.83 for all questions and an S-CVI/Ave
above 0.90 for all factors. The Kappa agreement of contact priority between MSA and the experts
was 0.80; it was 0.58 between PSA and the experts. MSA can, thus, be used to prioritize contact with
tuberculosis in Srinagarind Hospital. MSA is a valid risk communication tool for aerosol-generating
procedures. Further study should be conducted in other hospitals, and the number of participants
should be increased in order to come to a concrete result. |
| Keyword |
tuberculosis; health worker; validity; reliability; surveillance |
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| Reviewing Status |
มีผู้ประเมินอิสระ |
| Status |
ตีพิมพ์แล้ว |
| Level of Publication |
นานาชาติ |
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true |
| Part of thesis |
true |
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