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Steps in the Development of a Reliable and Valid National Emergency Unit Readiness Assessment Tool for COVID-19 Outbreak in Iran

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 November 2022

Keihan Golshani
Affiliation:
Senior Consultant of Emergency Medicine at Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran (Islamic Republic of) Medical Affairs Director at Alzahra University Hospital, Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Leila Kheyrati
Affiliation:
Director of Medical Care Monitoring Center, Tehran, Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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Abstract

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Background/Introduction:

Evaluation of the Emergency Unit resilience during COVID-19 outbreak is important. In this study, we discuss steps to develop a valid and reliable national Iranian toolkit to assess the EU resilience.

Objectives:

To develop a toolkit to evaluate the EU resilience during COVID-19 pandemic.

Method/Description:

Comprehensive literature reviews, experts panel discussion, focus group discussion, semi-structured interviews, and two-round Delphi surveys were used to develop a questionnaire. Then the items reviewed for their readability, feasibility, clarity of wording, layout, and style. A web-based form was designed to evaluate their face and content validity by a separate panel of experts. The final draft was tested on 30 voluntary EU managers two times (14 days apart). The gathered data were analyzed by SPSS software.

Results/Outcomes:

Descriptive statistics used to examine the floor and ceiling effects. The short answer comments were analyzed using meaning condensation developed by Svend Brinkmann & Steinar Kvale. Spearman correlation coefficients was used to examine test-retest reliability for agreement with the level of significance set at P<.05.

Cronbach alpha was used to evaluate the internal consistency reliability and Cohen’s kappa scores was used to measure reliability.

Finally, a 47-item questionnaire was developed and sent to the MOH to be used for evaluating EUs resilience.

Conclusion:

A valid and reliable national toolkit is essential to evaluate EU resilience to deliver a high-quality emergency care and all the emergency managers should be familiar with the process of developing a valid and reliable toolkit.

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Copyright
© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine