Abstract
Objective
To describe the process of construction and validation of protocol content and appearance for telephone follow-up to reduce side effects (lack of appetite, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea and constipation) associated with outpatient antineoplastic chemotherapy for people with gastrointestinal malignancy.
Methods
This is a methodological and quantitative study, carried out from September to November 2020, in three stages: scoping review development, protocol construction and material assessment by experts. They were developed according to the Pasquali’s psychometrics methodological framework. For content assessment, the Delphi technique was used in two rounds (Delphi I [16 judges] and Delphi II [12 judges]) and, those items with Content Validation Coefficient (CVC) were considered valid greater than 0.80 and consensus of more than 80.0% in the Delphi technique. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics (Binominal test).
Results
All protocol requirements reached agreement among the judges above 80.0% as well as all items reached statistically significant levels of assessment. At the end of Delphi II, the four protocols were significantly valid (lack of appetite [CVC = 0.98]; nausea and vomiting [CVC = 0.99]; diarrhea [CVC = 0.99]; and constipation [CVC = 0.98]).
Conclusion
The content of the protocols demonstrated high credibility and their adoption in health institutions can contribute to telephone follow-up in reducing side effects (lack of appetite, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea and constipation) associated with outpatient antineoplastic chemotherapy for people with gastrointestinal malignancies.
Telenursing; Oncology nursing; Gastrointestinal neoplasms; Drug therapy, Combination; Ambulatory care