Abstract
Objective: To perform a validation of a qualitative instrument composed of 20 closed questions on the topic of Palliative Care (CP) tenco as a specific objective to evaluate the perceptions of Physiotherapists and undergraduate students in Physiotherapy on the CP applied in children with cancers. Method: In this study two different methods were applied, the first one proposed by De Melo WV et al. (2015) and the second one suggested by Varanda SS and Benites LC (2017), the validation process was applied the concept of focused groups, in which the first group composed of 5 expert physiotherapists evaluated the following items: organization, objectivity, clarity , ease of reading and understanding. A second group of 15 participants were submitted to a pilot test to evaluate the dynamics of the questionnaire. For the calculation of the reliability index of the construct the coefficient of Alfa Cronbach was applied. Results: After the pilot test the questionnaire obtained an alpha Cronbach index of 0.8 demonstrating that the research instrument has high adherence to the objectives of the base study. Conclusions: This qualitative form will help the scientific class in future research aimed at evaluating the ethical, professional, emotional and educational issues of Physiotherapists in relation to the topic of Palliative Care.