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Construction and validation of an algorithm for disinfection of ambulances transporting patients with contagious infectious diseases

OBJECTIVES: to develop and validate an algorithm to guide professionals in cleaning and disinfecting ambulances after transferring patients with contagious infectious diseases. METHODS: the study was conducted between September and November 2021. The developed algorithm was validated by 104 judges,...

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Autor principal: Salomé, Geraldo Magela
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9728809/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36449962
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0081
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description OBJECTIVES: to develop and validate an algorithm to guide professionals in cleaning and disinfecting ambulances after transferring patients with contagious infectious diseases. METHODS: the study was conducted between September and November 2021. The developed algorithm was validated by 104 judges, including nurses, physical therapists, and physicians who care for patients with contagious infectious diseases. It used the Delphi technique and content validity index. RESULTS: in the first evaluation, the judges considered the algorithm “unsuitable” and “fully suitable”. The algorithm reviewed according to the judges’ suggestions was rated between “suitable” and “fully suitable” in the second evaluation. The overall content validity index was 0.960 and 0.998 in the first and second evaluations. CONCLUSIONS: the algorithm to guide the cleaning and disinfection of ambulances after transferring patients with contagious infectious diseases was developed and validated by specialists in the field, with consensus among the judges in the second evaluation.
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spelling pubmed-97288092022-12-15 Construction and validation of an algorithm for disinfection of ambulances transporting patients with contagious infectious diseases Salomé, Geraldo Magela Rev Bras Enferm Original Article OBJECTIVES: to develop and validate an algorithm to guide professionals in cleaning and disinfecting ambulances after transferring patients with contagious infectious diseases. METHODS: the study was conducted between September and November 2021. The developed algorithm was validated by 104 judges, including nurses, physical therapists, and physicians who care for patients with contagious infectious diseases. It used the Delphi technique and content validity index. RESULTS: in the first evaluation, the judges considered the algorithm “unsuitable” and “fully suitable”. The algorithm reviewed according to the judges’ suggestions was rated between “suitable” and “fully suitable” in the second evaluation. The overall content validity index was 0.960 and 0.998 in the first and second evaluations. CONCLUSIONS: the algorithm to guide the cleaning and disinfection of ambulances after transferring patients with contagious infectious diseases was developed and validated by specialists in the field, with consensus among the judges in the second evaluation. Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem 2022-11-28 /pmc/articles/PMC9728809/ /pubmed/36449962 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0081 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Construction and validation of an algorithm for disinfection of ambulances transporting patients with contagious infectious diseases
title Construction and validation of an algorithm for disinfection of ambulances transporting patients with contagious infectious diseases
title_full Construction and validation of an algorithm for disinfection of ambulances transporting patients with contagious infectious diseases
title_fullStr Construction and validation of an algorithm for disinfection of ambulances transporting patients with contagious infectious diseases
title_full_unstemmed Construction and validation of an algorithm for disinfection of ambulances transporting patients with contagious infectious diseases
title_short Construction and validation of an algorithm for disinfection of ambulances transporting patients with contagious infectious diseases
title_sort construction and validation of an algorithm for disinfection of ambulances transporting patients with contagious infectious diseases
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9728809/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36449962
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0081
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