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Auriculotherapy nursing intervention: Development and content validation by specialists
Carla Argenta1, Suzanne Cristina Abido2, Edlamar Kátia Adamy1
1Departament of Nursing, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Purpose:
To develop and validate the content of the components of the auriculotherapy nursing intervention.
Methods:
This descriptive and methodological study was carried out in three steps: an integrative literature review, with a diagnosis of the state of the art and a basis for the study; development of the nursing intervention based on the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) and validation by the Kappa Index (k = ≥0.61) and the content validity index (CVI ≥ 0.80). The experts were recruited using the snowball method, who met the inclusion criteria: being a nurse, having completed an auriculotherapy course, having clinical experience with auriculotherapy, and having used the NICs in clinical practice for at least 1 year. The instrument for validation was sent via Google Forms in April 2022.
Results:
The title, definition, and 11 activities of the new nursing intervention with Kappa and CVI indexes accepted for content validity were validated.
Conclusions:
The content validation of the nursing intervention was fundamental for the suitability of its components, allowing it to be refined.
Implications For Nursing Practice:
The contribution of the study consists of the possible inclusion of this intervention in the NIC, favoring the use of standardized language in the clinical practice of auriculotherapy.
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