Content validity for an autobiographical interview for older adults.
Pedro García Montenegro, Elenir Fedosse, Gabriel Urrutia Urrutia
PMID 37820098WHAT IT FOUND
Four questions about how past events shape present and future views were kept after 28 judges reviewed 22 items.
Two older adults found the resulting interview clear and not too long. This is a proposed tool, not a validated test of outcomes.
Key findings
01From an initial pool of 22 questions, only 4 exceeded the content validity ratio threshold of 0.49 and were retained.
02In a pilot with two older adults, all four retained questions were rated as clear and understandable, with extension rated as consistent or somewhat extensive.
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What it does not show
The pilot application involved only two older adults, which is insufficient to establish reliability, validity, or generalizability. The study only assessed content validity (judges' opinions on relevance) and face validity (pilot users' opinions on clarity/length). It did not test whether the interview actually measures communication abilities, well-being, or other clinical outcomes. The final protocol is not publicly available; access requires contacting the principal investigator. The authors acknowledge the tool has not been tested for its impact on clinical decision-making or patient outcomes.
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The easy way to misread this
Do not treat this as a validated diagnostic or outcome measure. The study only shows that four questions were deemed relevant by judges and clear by two pilot participants. It does not demonstrate that using this interview improves clinical care or accurately measures patient status.