title: Development of the Content and Quality in Briefs Instrument (CQB-I).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  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 COB-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%, respectively).
authors.affiliation: Dalama University, School of Health and Social Sciences, S-791 88 Falun, Sweden. mel@du.se
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elf
authors.forename: Maria Svedbo
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Engström
authors.forename: Helle
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wijk
mesh_terms: D057189:Checklist; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014481:United States