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Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the readiness for hospital discharge scale/short form       
Yazarlar
Sıdıka Kaya
Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Gülay Sain Güven
Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Mesut Teleş
Niğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Cahit Korku
Niğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Seda Aydan
Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Ahmet Kar
Kırıkkale Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Nazan Kartal
Çankırı Karatekin Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Gülsüm Şeyma KOCA Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Gülsüm Şeyma KOCA
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Ahmet Yıldız
Batman Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Özet
Aim: The aim of this study is to test the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the readiness for hospital discharge scale/short form. Background: Assessment of readiness for discharge from the patient's perspective is becoming increasingly important for patient safety, satisfaction and various patient outcomes such as readmission, health service utilization and mortality. The readiness for hospital discharge scale/short form allows health care providers to determine patients' discharge readiness. Methods: Participants were 1,579 inpatients from internal medicine departments. The readiness for hospital discharge scale/short form was translated into Turkish via back-translation. We analyzed its reliability and validity via item analyses, an expert panel (content validity) and exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses (construct validity). Results: The Cronbach's alpha of the whole scale was.74 and those for the subscales ranged from.79 to.93. The Spearman-Brown reliability coefficient was.92. The confirmatory factor analysis revealed good fit indices (χ2/df = 2.6; RMSEA =.03; CFI = 1; GFI and AGFI =.99). The mean total score was 7.27 ± 1.85, while the subscale means ranged from 6.62 ± 3.41 to 7.69 ± 2.24. Conclusion: The Turkish version of the readiness for hospital discharge scale/short form is a valid and reliable tool for assessing discharge readiness. The subscales with low means suggest opportunities for improvement. Implications for nursing management: If readiness for hospital discharge scale/short form is valid and reliable, patients who are unready for discharge can be determined with this scale. Thus, nurse managers can determine what kind of measures should be taken for patients who are not ready for discharge, can control nursing practices related to these patients and can provide cooperation between the nurses and other health professionals.
Anahtar Kelimeler
discharge readiness | hospital | readiness for hospital discharge scale | reliability | Turkish version | validity
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Journal of Nursing Management
Dergi ISSN 0966-0429
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SSCI
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 04-2018
Cilt No 26
Sayı 3
Sayfalar 295 / 301
Doi Numarası 10.1111/jonm.12547
Makale Linki http://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/jonm.12547