Table 3. Content validity by ten experts (n = 10).
Item | Relevance of the questions | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of ratings of 3 or 4 |
I-CVIa | Pcb | K*c | Evaluationd | |
1 | 9 | 0.90 | 0.010 | 0.90 | **** |
2 | 9 | 0.90 | 0.010 | 0.90 | **** |
3 | 7 | 0.70 | 0.117 | 0.66 | *** |
4 | 10 | 1.00 | 0.001 | 1.00 | **** |
5 | 7 | 0.70 | 0.117 | 0.66 | *** |
6 | 7 | 0.70 | 0.117 | 0.66 | *** |
7 | 8 | 0.80 | 0.044 | 0.79 | **** |
8 | 10 | 1.00 | 0.001 | 1.00 | **** |
9 | 8 | 0.80 | 0.044 | 0.79 | **** |
10 | 10 | 1.00 | 0.001 | 1.00 | **** |
11 | 7 | 0.70 | 0.117 | 0.66 | *** |
12 | 10 | 1.00 | 0.001 | 1.00 | **** |
13 | 9 | 0.90 | 0.010 | 0.90 | **** |
14 | 9 | 0.90 | 0.010 | 0.90 | **** |
15 | 9 | 0.90 | 0.010 | 0.90 | **** |
16 | 7 | 0.70 | 0.117 | 0.66 | *** |
17 | 9 | 0.90 | 0.010 | 0.90 | **** |
18 | 9 | 0.90 | 0.010 | 0.90 | **** |
19 | 8 | 0.80 | 0.044 | 0.79 | **** |
20 | 9 | 0.90 | 0.010 | 0.90 | **** |
21 | 9 | 0.90 | 0.010 | 0.90 | **** |
22 | 9 | 0.90 | 0.010 | 0.90 | **** |
23 | 8 | 0.80 | 0.044 | 0.79 | **** |
24 | 7 | 0.70 | 0.117 | 0.66 | *** |
25 | 8 | 0.80 | 0.044 | 0.79 | **** |
26 | 9 | 0.90 | 0.010 | 0.90 | **** |
27 | 5 | 0.50 | 0.246 | 0.34 | ** |
28 | 8 | 0.80 | 0.044 | 0.79 | **** |
29 | 8 | 0.80 | 0.044 | 0.79 | **** |
30 | 9 | 0.90 | 0.010 | 0.90 | **** |
31 | 7 | 0.70 | 0.117 | 0.66 | *** |
32 | 8 | 0.80 | 0.044 | 0.79 | **** |
33 | 9 | 0.90 | 0.010 | 0.90 | **** |
S-CVI/Avee 0.83 | |||||
S-CVI/UAf 0.12 |
aI-CVI (Item-level content validity index) = number of experts providing a rating of 3 or 4/number of experts
bPc (Probability of chance occurrence) = [N!A!(N-A)!] * 0.5N, N = number of experts; A = number of experts agreeing on a rating of 3 or 4
cK* (Modified kappa) = (I-CVI- Pc)(1- Pc)
dEvaluation criteria for the level of content validity; relationship between I-CVI and K*; excellent validity = I-CVI≥0.78 and K*>0.74(****); good validity I-CVI < 0.78 and ≥0.60 and K*≤0.74 (***); fair validity I-CVI < 0.6 and ≥0.40 and K*≤0.59(**); and poor validity I-CVI < 0.4 and K*<0.40(*)
eS-CVI/Ave = Scale-level content validity index/average
fS-CVI/UA = Scale-level content validity index/universal agreement.