Competency for the health care of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgenders: development and validation of an assessment instrument

Abstract

This study aims to validate evaluative questions for the integration of LGBT health in undergraduate health training. To this end, a three-stage content validation study was conducted, including: logical model construction, evaluative questions construction, and expert analysis. The logical model was elaborated from a documentary consultation to the relevant Brazilian legislation, resulting in a set of dimensions of analysis that were translated into evaluative questions. These questions were then validated by a panel of 19 experts using the Delphi technique, which builds consensus  through three rounds. Questions were consolidated by central tendency and dispersion analysis, and those with mean > 9, median = 10, and standard deviation <1.5 were validated. The final instrument comprises 39 questions divided into two dimensions: human resources formation, subdivided into sexual identity, sexual orientation, healthcare, and public policies; and Conceptions, including individual, community, and systemic conceptions. This study sought to bridge the gaps on the literature, turning ideas into analytical categories and thus enabling their use for research purposes and/or the evaluation of different courses curricula and disciplines.