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. 2020 Dec 4;18(4):2033. doi: 10.18549/PharmPract.2020.4.2033

Table 2. Content validity for questions.

Items/domains Essential Useful but not essential Not necessary CVR CVR’ Kappa Interpretation
Factor 1 16 2 0 0.77 0.88 0.69 Substantial
Q1 18 0 0 1.00 1.00 1.00 Almost perfect
Q2 15 3 0 0.66 0.83 0.56 Moderate
Q3 18 0 0 1.00 1.00 1.00 Almost perfect
Q4 15 3 0 0.66 0.83 0.56 Moderate
Factor 2 17 1 0 0.88 0.94 0.83 Almost perfect
Q5 18 0 0 1.00 1.00 1.00 Almost perfect
Factor 3 15 3 0 0.66 0.83 0.56 Substantial
Q6 16 2 0 0.77 0.88 0.69 Substantial
Factor 4 17 1 0 0.88 0.94 0.83 Almost perfect
Q7 15 3 0 0.66 0.83 0.56 Moderate
Total (Ítems) 115 11 0 5.77 6.38 0.77 95% CI (0.60-0.93) Substantial
Global CVI 0.82 0.91
Total (domains) 57 15 0 2.77 3.38 0.73 95% CI (0.60- 0.86) Substantial
CVI global 0.69 0.84

Interpretation criteria for Kappa, using guidelines described by Landis and Koch. Poor= 0.00, slight= 0.01 – 0.20, fair= 0.21 – 0.40, moderate= 0.41 – 0.60, substantial= 0.61 – 0.80 and almost perfect= 0.81 – 1.00. CVR: content validity index. CVR’= content validity ratio. CVI: item-level content validity.