The Content and Quality in Briefs Instrument (CQB-I) was designed to develop
a valid and reliable audit instrument to examine the content and quality of
information in documents (briefs) created in the early stages of designing
healthcare environments.
Background:
The importance of effective briefing has been emphasized in many research
studies during the past two decades. However, there is no developed
instrument for auditing the content and quality of these documents.
Methods:
The study had a methodological and developmental design based on an
established methodology for instrument development and validation. The
development process consisted of three main phases: (1) item generation and
scale construction; (2) assessment of face and content validity, and (3)
testing of the reliability. To obtain face and content validity, expert
panels reviewed the CQB-I. Content validity was assessed using the Content
Validity Index (I – CVI = item level, S – CVI = scale level). Reliability
was tested by test-retest and inter-rater reliability.
Results:
CQB-I was found to have good content validity (I − CVI = 0.78–1.0 and S – CVI
= 0.98). Inter-rater reliability was acceptable (Spearman's correlation =
0.62) and stability was considered high for both raters (83% and 88%,
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