This study developed a preliminary assessment tool for activity suitability in therapy cats and examined its content validity to provide foundational data for team certification of therapy cats and their handlers. Forty-three initial items were developed based on a literature review and existing feline behavior- and health-related assessment tools. The items were refined into 16 assessment items through a first-round Delphi survey involving 15 experts in animal-assisted interventions, veterinary medicine, and companion animal health, followed by follow-up interviews with six experts. A panel of 30 experts then completed the final ratings. For the 16 items, the content validity ratio (CVR) ranged from .667 to 1.000, the item-level content validity index (I-CVI) ranged from .833 to 1.000, and the average scale-level content validity index (S-CVI/Ave) was .923. Two veterinary items concerning vaccination and antibody titer testing, parasite control, and basic health examination were classified as pre-assessment requirements. The remaining 14 items were retained for exploratory analysis and comprised four domains: prosociality (5), behavioral suitability (2), handler assessment (3), and veterinary assessment (4). The proposed framework separately assesses feline activity suitability and handlers’ ability to recognize and respond to feline stress signals while incorporating both domains into team certification that prioritizes feline welfare and safety. These findings provide preliminary evidence of the content validity of the assessment items and do not establish the actual performance suitability of therapy cats or handlers. Further field research is required to evaluate the reliability and validity of each domain and to establish final certification procedures and decision criteria.

ABSTRACT
Ⅰ. 서론
Ⅱ. 재료 및 방법
    1. 연구설계
    2. 구성개념 설정 및 초기문항 개발
    3. 전문가 패널
    4. 연구절차
    5. 자료분석
    6. 윤리적 고려
Ⅲ. 결과
    1. 전문가 패널의 일반적 특성
    2. 1차 전문가 델파이 조사 및 인터뷰 결과
    3. 최종 전문가 조사의 내용타당도 결과
    4. 전문가 평정자료에 기초한 문항구조의 탐색적 검토 및 예비평가도구의 최종 구성
Ⅳ. 고찰
    1. 연구결과에 대한 고찰
    2. 연구의 의의 및 제한점
    3. 결론 및 후속 연구 제언
Ⅴ. 요약
Ⅵ. 참고문헌

• 문현민(건국대학교 바이오힐링융합학과 박사수료) | Hyun Min Moon (Doctoral Coursework Completed, Department of Bio&Healing Convergence, Graduate School, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea)
• 최이선(건국대학교 초빙교수) | LeeSun Choi (Invited Professor, Department of Applied Statistics, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea)
• 한진수(건국대학교 교수) | Jin Soo Han (Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine and Department of Bio&Healing Convergence, Graduate School, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea)
• 이정익(건국대학교 교수) | Jeong-Ik Lee (Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine and Department of Bio&Healing Convergence, Graduate School, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea) Corresponding author