Content Validity Testing of the Maternal Fetal Triage Index

Abstract

The objective of the study was to describe the development and content validity testing of the Maternal Fetal Triage Index (MFTI), a standardized tool for obstetric triage. In the first round of testing, a total of 12 of 61 items in the MFTI did not meet the I-CVI threshold of greater than 0.78 because of disagreement about clinical condition or priority level placement. In the second round of testing, all but 3 of the 69 content items in the revised version of the MFTI had I-CVI thresholds greater than 0.78. These 3 items were related to vital sign values. The overall S-CVI score calculated for Round 2 only was 0.95, which was greater than the threshold of 0.90.The results of the content validity testing of multidisciplinary validators suggest that the MFTI is a valid tool for use in obstetric triage and evaluation settings.

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Journal of Obstetric Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing 2015 Nov-Dec;44(6):701-9. doi: 10.11111552-6909.12763. Epub 2015 Oct 15.
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