Patient dependency in the Oncology Emergency Room. Reliability and validity of the Jones Dependency Tool.

Autor: Alkhatib H; King Hussein Caner Center, P.O. Box: 1269, Amman, 11941, Jordan. Electronic address: Ha.09146@khcc.jo., Samarah M; King Hussein Caner Center, P.O. Box: 1269, Amman, 11941, Jordan., Alkhasawneh S; King Hussein Caner Center, P.O. Box: 1269, Amman, 11941, Jordan., Alqawasmeh J; King Hussein Caner Center, P.O. Box: 1269, Amman, 11941, Jordan., Aljamaliah A; King Hussein Caner Center, P.O. Box: 1269, Amman, 11941, Jordan., Alhajali E; King Hussein Caner Center, P.O. Box: 1269, Amman, 11941, Jordan., Alzeq G; King Hussein Caner Center, P.O. Box: 1269, Amman, 11941, Jordan., Alafafsheh A; King Hussein Caner Center, P.O. Box: 1269, Amman, 11941, Jordan.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International emergency nursing [Int Emerg Nurs] 2024 Mar; Vol. 73, pp. 101418. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 17.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ienj.2024.101418
Abstrakt: Background: Patients' dependency has significant nursing implications. Nurse skill mix and staffing levels may be addressed more successfully when dependency can be measured. In the oncology emergency room, a valid and reliable tool that measures patients' dependency on nursing care is necessary.
Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Jones Dependency Tool in Adult Oncology Emergency Setting at a Cancer Center in Jordan.
Methods: A prospective cross-sectional design was used to test the Reliability and Validity of the Jones Dependency Tool among patients with cancer visiting the ED. A sample of 79 patients were assessed using the JDT and Conner's tool.
Results: Jones Dependency Tool showed a high level of validity and reliability. In terms of reliability, which was tested by test-re-test, Intra-class correlation (ICC) = 0.902 which indicates good to excellent. The tool demonstrates a high validity evidenced by its correlation with a criterion (p < 0.001).
Conclusion: The study demonstrated that the JDT tool is a valid and reliable tool that can be used to quantify a patient's dependency level and the level of nursing care they need, assisting in the selection of the ideal staffing level in terms of quantity and skill mix.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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