Determining the appearance of validity and reliability of an evaluation questionnaire applied in sterilization centers Construcción, validez de apariencia y confiabilidad de un cuestionario para evaluar la central de esterilización

Abstract

Introduction: the sterilization center is one of the most important areas for infection prevention in a hospital. It must offer optimal quality conditions and must implement best practices through a sterilization manual which ensures quality of care and regulates ali activities. Objective:todeterminethe appearance of validity and reliability of an evaluation questionnaire applied to sterilization centers. Results:a consensos of experts designed a questionnaire including 470 items subdivided into three chapters: area procedures, sterilization methods and quality assurance. Two observers applied the questionnaire in four sterilization centers in Bogotá DC. Interobserver agreement was reported as a kappa index obtaining an index of 0.76 in institution one, 0.91 in institution two, 0.93 in institution three and 0.98 in institution four. Conclusions: the final kappa index of0.98 demonstrates a high agreement between observers when this questionnaire is applied, thus, it can be determined that this is a valid and reliable instrument for evaluating sterilization centers.