The Osteopaths’ Therapeutic Approaches Questionnaire (Osteo-TAQ) - A content validity study

IF 1.1 4区医学 Q2 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine Pub Date : 2022-09-01 DOI:10.1016/j.ijosm.2022.07.001

Oliver P. Thomson , Brett Vaughan , Kesava Sampath , Jerry Draper-Rodi , Michael Fleischmann , Francesco Cerritelli

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Abstract

Background

Osteopathy requires reliable and valid research tools to generate evidence on the different aspects of practice including how osteopaths approach the clinical care of patients. Such research will help the osteopathy profession understand its contribution to healthcare provision and communicate this to stakeholders. However, current quantitative tools to measure the different aspects of osteopathic practice are either focused on single pain conditions or developed from other health professional contexts.

Aim

The Osteopaths' Therapeutic Approaches Questionnaire (Osteo-TAQ) is a novel tool developed from qualitative research and aims to measure and describe multiple dimensions of osteopaths’ therapeutic approach to patient care. The aim of this study was to further develop the Osteo-TAQ to assess the content validity of the tool.

Method

A modified nominal group technique (NGT) was employed to establish whether the Osteo-TAQ items were consistent with the underlying construct and to ascertain the prevalence and strength of agreement amongst the expert group panel members (N = 11). A content validity index (CVI) was performed to obtain the evidence for the content validity for a revised version of the Osteo-TAQ.

Results

Two rounds of review and feedback by an expert panel as part of the NGT resulted in the revision of 13 of the 37 candidate items and refinement of the previously published Osteo-TAQ. Item CVI scores after phase 1 ranged from 0.44 to 1.0 and agreement was reached after two rounds. Data from the expert panel supports the content validity of the revised Osteo-TAQ items based on high levels of agreement with respect to coverage of the construct being measured.

Conclusion

This preliminary work to revise and refine the Osteo-TAQ resulted in a measure that is suitable for further testing as part of a validation research program.

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整骨医生治疗方法问卷(Osteo-TAQ) -一项内容效度研究

背景整骨疗法需要可靠和有效的研究工具来产生关于实践的不同方面的证据，包括整骨疗法如何处理患者的临床护理。这样的研究将有助于整骨疗法行业了解其对医疗保健提供的贡献，并将其传达给利益相关者。然而，目前用于衡量整骨疗法不同方面的定量工具要么专注于单一疼痛状况，要么是从其他健康专业背景发展而来的。目的整骨医生治疗方法问卷(Osteo-TAQ)是一种从定性研究发展而来的新工具，旨在测量和描述整骨医生对患者护理的治疗方法的多个维度。本研究的目的是进一步发展Osteo-TAQ，以评估该工具的内容效度。方法采用改进的名义组技术(NGT)来确定Osteo-TAQ项目是否与基本结构一致，并确定专家组小组成员(N = 11)之间一致性的普遍程度和强度。采用内容效度指数(CVI)来获得修订后的Osteo-TAQ内容效度的证据。作为NGT的一部分，专家小组进行了两轮评审和反馈，对37个候选项目中的13个进行了修订，并对先前发布的Osteo-TAQ进行了改进。第一阶段后的项目CVI评分为0.44 - 1.0，两轮后达成一致。来自专家小组的数据支持修订后的Osteo-TAQ项目的内容有效性，该项目基于对所测量结构覆盖的高度一致。这项对Osteo-TAQ进行修订和完善的初步工作产生了一种适合作为验证研究计划的一部分进行进一步测试的测量方法。

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International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine 医学-医学：内科

CiteScore

2.20

自引率

36.80%

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审稿时长

3 months

期刊介绍： The International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine is a peer-reviewed journal that provides for the publication of high quality research articles and review papers that are as broad as the many disciplines that influence and underpin the principles and practice of osteopathic medicine. Particular emphasis is given to basic science research, clinical epidemiology and health social science in relation to osteopathy and neuromusculoskeletal medicine. The Editorial Board encourages submission of articles based on both quantitative and qualitative research designs. The Editorial Board also aims to provide a forum for discourse and debate on any aspect of osteopathy and neuromusculoskeletal medicine with the aim of critically evaluating existing practices in regard to the diagnosis, treatment and management of patients with neuromusculoskeletal disorders and somatic dysfunction. All manuscripts submitted to the IJOM are subject to a blinded review process. The categories currently available for publication include reports of original research, review papers, commentaries and articles related to clinical practice, including case reports. Further details can be found in the IJOM Instructions for Authors. Manuscripts are accepted for publication with the understanding that no substantial part has been, or will be published elsewhere.