Development and testing of a scale for assessing the quality of home nursing
Aim To develop a home nursing quality scale and to evaluate its psychometric properties. Method This was a 3‐year study. In the first year, 19 focus group interviews with caregivers of people using home nursing services were carried out in northern, central and southern Taiwan. Content analysis was...
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Published in | Geriatrics & gerontology international Vol. 16; no. 3; pp. 358 - 364 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Japan
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
01.03.2016
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Summary: | Aim
To develop a home nursing quality scale and to evaluate its psychometric properties.
Method
This was a 3‐year study. In the first year, 19 focus group interviews with caregivers of people using home nursing services were carried out in northern, central and southern Taiwan. Content analysis was carried out and a pool of questionnaire items compiled. In the second year (2007), study was carried out on a stratified random sample selected from home nursing organizations covered by the national health insurance scheme in southern Taiwan. The study population was the co‐resident primary caregivers of home care nursing service users. Item analysis and exploratory factor analysis were carried out on data from 365 self‐administered questionnaires collected from 13 selected home care organizations. In the third year (2008), a random sample of participants was selected from 206 hospital‐based home care nursing organizations throughout Taiwan, resulting in completion of 294 questionnaires from 27 organizations. Confirmatory factor analysis was then carried out on the scale, and the validity and reliability of the scale assessed.
Results
The present study developed a reliable and valid home nursing quality scale from the perspective of users of home nursing services. The scale comprised three factors: dependability, communication skills and service usefulness. This scale is of practical value for the promotion of long‐term community care aging in local policies.
Conclusion
The scale is ready to be used to assess the quality of services provided by home care nursing organizations. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2015; 16: 358–364. |
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Bibliography: | ArticleID:GGI12478 istex:D1D2B263D313ECABB4B55C0F9E6C99B1790C3E79 National Science Council - No. NSC-96-2314-B-037-076; No. NSC 97-2314-B-037-033-MY3 Department of Health, Executive Yuan, Taiwan - No. DOH94-NH-18 ark:/67375/WNG-F82XCG9S-M ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 1444-1586 1447-0594 |
DOI: | 10.1111/ggi.12478 |