title: [Design and semantic validation of a new instrument to assess policy transfer of directly observed treatment for tuberculosis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To design and semantically validate an instrument to evaluate the transfer of directly observed therapy (DOT) as a policy for tuberculosis control taking into consideration the experience of mid- and higher level health care workers.
  
  
  METHODS
  This methodological investigation was developed in two stages: literature review to design the first draft of the instrument; and semantic validation of the first draft using questionnaires adapted from the DISABKIDS® project. The information obtained was analyzed using quantitative (descriptive statistics) or qualitative (content theme analysis) methods.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty-four mid- and higher level health care workers engaged in tuberculosis control participated in the study. The instrument was considered important for the work of study participants. The answers provided by participants led to changes in both the structure and content of the instrument. The process resulted in a final, semantically validated questionnaire.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Semantic validation is important to ensure the applicability of assessment instruments, as shown by the contributions provided by participants. The instrument whose semantic validation was described in this study will now be assessed in terms of psychometric characteristics and usefulness to measure the transfer of DOT to health professionals as a tuberculosis control policy.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação Enfermagem em Saúde Pública, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil, laismara@eerp.usp.br.
authors.forename: Laís Mara Caetano
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação Enfermagem em Saúde Pública, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil, laismara@eerp.usp.br.
authors.forename: Catiucia de Andrade
authors.initials: Cde A
authors.lastname: Surniche
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação Enfermagem em Saúde Pública, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil, laismara@eerp.usp.br.
authors.forename: Amélia Nunes
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Sicsú
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação Enfermagem em Saúde Pública, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil, laismara@eerp.usp.br.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mitano
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem Clínica, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brasil.
authors.forename: Jordana de Almeida
authors.initials: Jde A
authors.lastname: Nogueira
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação Enfermagem em Saúde Pública, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil, laismara@eerp.usp.br.
authors.forename: Claudia Benedita
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: dos Santos
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem Alfredo Pinto, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: Fátima Teresinha Scarparo
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Cunha
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação Enfermagem em Saúde Pública, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil, laismara@eerp.usp.br.
authors.forename: Pedro Fredemir
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Palha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001938:Brazil; D023801:Directly Observed Therapy; D005260:Female; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology; D009728:Nursing Assistants / Q000523:psychology; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology; D012660:Semantics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents