Construction and validation of a guide for the transition of care to patients with mental disorders
Mental health; transitional care; guide; patient safety; validation study.
The transition of care is presented as a strategy to reorganize and continue the care provided with coordination between the team, family and services involved. From this perspective, the present study aims to develop a guide to support the transition of care for individuals with mental disorders. This is a methodological study with a mixed approach, organized into three procedures: theoretical, in which a focus group was carried out with 10 professional nurses from the mental health area of two reference hospitals and a Scoping Review on the transition of care to individuals with a disorder mental; empirical procedures for creating the guide and validating its content and appearance using the Delphi technique, with the collaboration of judges in the area in question; and analytical procedures, intended for data analysis using the Content Validation Coefficient. The present study was approved by the Ethics and Research Committee (CAAE: 67216423.0.0000.5537). The focus group lasted 61 minutes, in which nurses addressed their perceptions about the transition of care for patients with mental disorders. The Scoping Review showed that the transition of care for patients with mental disorders between levels of health care is carried out by a multidisciplinary team with the help of tools that facilitate communication between professionals by systematizing care, standardizing communication and directing care. The data from the focus group and the Scoping Review were the basis for creating the Guide, which was submitted to the judges for validation. In the Delphi I round, which had the participation of 16 judges, a general content validity coefficient of 0.93 was achieved for the three chapters. For appearance validation, an index of 0.93 was obtained. After adjustments suggested by the judges, in Delphi II the content and appearance validity indices were 100 for each. Therefore, the Guide was considered valid in its content and appearance, and can contribute to a safe continuity of care provided to the patient.