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Introdução: Os anticoncepcionais hormonais orais estão entre os métodos contraceptivos mais utilizados pelas mulheres, quando usado corretamente apresenta grande eficácia, mas para o uso adequado é fundamental que elas tenham conhecimentos e atitudes adequadas sobre eles. Objetivo: Construir e validar um inquérito para avaliar os conhecimentos, atitudes e prática sobre o uso de anticoncepcional hormonal oral. Métodos: Estudo metodológico, que aconteceu em duas etapas: construção do inquérito e validação por juízes especialistas. A análise da validade de conteúdo foi realizada por meio do Índice de Validade de Conteúdo (IVC). Os juízes avaliaram cada item individualmente, com relação à clareza da linguagem, à pertinência prática e à relevância teórica. A pesquisa foi aprovada por Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa. Resultados: Na revisão integrativa da literatura, 34 publicações foram selecionadas e a análise delas permitiu a identificação das três categorias: conhecimentos, atitudes e prática quanto ao uso de anticoncepcionais hormonais orais, o que levou à construção do inquérito com 34 questões. Quanto ao IVC, grande parte das questões obteve valor superior a 0,8 (80,0%), o qual foi utilizado como parâmetro. Sobre o IVC total por juiz, em 10 (83,3%) deles se observou também valor superior a 0,8. Já o IVC total do inquérito foi de 0,86. Conclusões: O inquérito construído mostrou-se ser um instrumento válido para se obter um diagnóstico situacional dos níveis de conhecimentos, de atitudes e prática de uma dada população que faz uso de anticoncepcionais orais.
Introduction: Oral hormonal contraceptives are among the contraceptive methods most used by women, when used correctly, it is highly effective, but for proper use, it is essential that they have adequate knowledge and attitudes about them. Objective: To build and validate an inquiry to assess knowledge, attitudes and practice on or use of oral hormonal contraceptive. Methods: Methodological study, which took place in two stages: construction of the survey and validation by expert judges. The content validity analysis was performed using the Content Validity Index (CVI). The judges evaluated each item individually, with respect to language clarity, practical relevance and theoretical relevance. The Research Ethics Committee approved the research. Results: In the integrative literature review, 34 publications were selected and their analysis allowed the identification of the three categories: knowledge, attitudes and practice regarding the use of oral hormonal contraceptives, which led to the construction of the survey with 34 questions. As for the CVI, most of the questions had a value greater than 0.8 (80.0%), which was used as a parameter. Regarding the total CVI per judge, 10 (83.3%) of them also had a value higher than 0.8. The total CVI of the survey was 0.86. Conclusions: The constructed survey proved to be a valid instrument for obtaining a situational diagnosis of the levels of knowledge, attitudes and practice of a given population that uses oral contraceptives.
Introducción: Anticonceptivos hormonales orales se encuentran entre los métodos anticonceptivos más utilizados por las mujeres, cuando se usan correctamente es altamente efectivo, pero para su uso adecuado es fundamental que tengan los conocimientos y actitudes adecuados. Objetivo: Construir y validar una encuesta para evaluar conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas con respecto al uso de anticonceptivos hormonales orales. Métodos: Estudio metodológico, que se desarrolló en dos etapas: construcción de la encuesta y validación por jueces expertos. Análisis de validez de contenido se realizó mediante el Índice de Validez de Contenido (IVC). Jueces evaluaron cada ítem individualmente, con respecto a la claridad del lenguaje, relevancia práctica y relevancia teórica. La investigación fue aprobada por el Comité de Ética en Investigación. Resultados: En la revisión integradora de la literatura se seleccionaron 34 publicaciones y su análisis permitió identificar las tres categorías: conocimientos, actitudes y práctica en relación al uso de anticonceptivos hormonales orales, lo que llevó a la construcción de la encuesta con 34 preguntas. La mayoría de las preguntas tuvo un IVC superior a 0,8 (80,0%), que se utilizó como parámetro. En cuanto al IVC total por juez, 10 (83,3%) de ellos también tenían un valor superior a 0,8. El CVI total de la encuesta fue de 0,86. Conclusiones: La encuesta construida resultó ser un instrumento válido para obtener un diagnóstico situacional de los niveles de conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas de una determinada población que usa anticonceptivos orales.
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Humans , Male , Female , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Contraceptives, Oral , Validation StudyABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To test an educational intervention targeted to health literacy level with the goal of improving glaucoma medication adherence. METHODS: One hundred and twenty-seven veterans with glaucoma were randomized to glaucoma education or standard care. The intervention included a video scripted at a 4th, 7th, or 10th grade level, depending on the subject's literacy level. After six months, the number of days without glaucoma medicine (DWM) according to pharmacy records for the intervention and control groups was compared. RESULTS: The number of DWM in the six months following enrollment was similar for control and intervention groups (intervention, n=67, DWM=63 ± 198; standard care, n=60, DWM=65 ± 198; p=0.708). For each subgroup of literacy (adequate, marginal, inadequate), subjects in the intervention group experienced less mean DWM than subjects in the control group and the effect size (ES) increased as literacy decreased: adequate literacy, ES 0.069; marginal, ES 0.183, inadequate, ES 0.363. Decreasing health literacy skills were associated with decreasing self-reported satisfaction with care (slope=0.017, SE=0.005, p=0.002). CONCLUSIONS: Patients with decreased health literacy skills may benefit from educational efforts tailored to address their health literacy level and learning style. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Providers should consider health literacy skills when engaging in glaucoma education.
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Educational Status , Glaucoma/drug therapy , Health Literacy , Medication Adherence , Patient Education as Topic/methods , Pharmaceutical Preparations/administration & dosage , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Female , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Health Surveys , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , North Carolina , Patient Satisfaction , Surveys and Questionnaires , Tape Recording , VeteransABSTRACT
Coding variants in both myocilin (MYOC) and optineurin (OPTN) are reported risk factors for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in many populations. This study investigated the contribution of MYOC and OPTN coding variants in Hispanics of Mexican descent with and without POAG. We conducted a case-control study of unrelated POAG cases and nonglaucomatous controls in a population of Hispanics of Mexican descent. Ascertainment criteria for POAG included the presence of glaucomatous optic neuropathy with associated visual field loss and the absence of secondary causes of glaucoma. Controls had normal optic nerves, visual fields and intraocular pressure. All coding exons of MYOC and OPTN were sequenced. The data set consisted of 88 POAG cases and 93 controls. A novel nonsynonymous coding variant (R7H) in the first exon of MYOC was identified. Other identified variants in MYOC and OPTN have been previously described and do not seem to contribute to POAG risk. This is the first comprehensive study of MYOC and OPTN in Hispanics of Mexican descent with POAG. Neither MYOC nor OPTN sequence variants seem to have a major role in the etiology of POAG in this population.
