Primer cuestionario internacional validado sobre los conocimientos de los profesionales de la salud en el diagnóstico de la hipertensión arterial

  1. M. Serrat-Costa 1
  2. Y. Serra-Martínez 2
  3. J. Cabrero-García 3
  4. C. Bertrán-Noguer 4
  5. G.L. Delclos 2
  6. G. Coll-de-Tuero 1
  7. R. Ramos-Blanes 5
  8. W. Ricart 1
  1. 1 Catalan Health Institute, Catsalut, Generalitat of Catalunya, Spain
  2. 2 The University of Texas School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, Houston, United States
  3. 3 Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Alacant, Spain
  4. 4 Research Group on Health and Health Care, University of Girona, Spain
  5. 5 Girona Research Support Unit, Jordi Gol Primary Care Research Institute, Spain
Journal:
Hipertensión y riesgo vascular

ISSN: 1889-1837

Year of publication: 2022

Volume: 39

Issue: 1

Pages: 24-33

Type: Article

DOI: 10.1016/J.HIPERT.2021.12.001 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

Introduction Arterial hypertension is the main factor in attributable mortality. It is therefore considered one of the most important public health problems. Health professionals require special training and skills to make a diagnosis. No studies have been found in the literature search that use a validated instrument (questionnaire) to assess health professionals’ theoretical and practical knowledge in diagnosing hypertension or measuring blood pressure. Aim To design and validate an instrument for gauging health professionals’ theoretical knowledge in measuring blood pressure for the initial diagnosis of hypertension. Methodology Design, development, and validation of a questionnaire in three languages (English, Spanish, and Catalan) to assess knowledge based on the Rasch-item response theory model. Results A questionnaire in three languages was constructed and validated. It consisted of 23 questions on the theoretical knowledge of the initial diagnosis of hypertension and was called the ARC questionnaire. It met all the Rasch-IRT model criteria: item- and person-fit measurement, unidimensionality, local independence, invariance, targeting, and reliability. Conclusions The ARC questionnaire is a validated tool that enables objective and uniform analyses of knowledge in the initial diagnosis of hypertension among medical and nursing professionals, comparing them over time. It allows for established strategies to be developed to enhance this knowledge.