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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Piredda, Michelaa; * | Biagioli, Valentinab | Gambale, Giuliaa | Porcelli, Elisac | Barbaranelli, Claudiod | Palese, Alvisae | De Marinis, Maria Graziaa
Affiliations: [a] Research Unit Nursing Science, Campus Bio-Medico di Roma University, Rome, Italy | [b] School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy | [c] Clinical Nurse “San Giovanni Battista” Hospital, Rome, Italy | [d] Department of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome Italy | [e] School of Nursing, Udine University, Udine, Italy
Correspondence: [*] Address for correspondence: Michela Piredda, Research Unit Nursing Science, Campus Bio-Medico di Roma University, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 21, 00128 Rome, Italy. Tel.: +39 06225418118; Fax: +39 0622541456; E-mail: [email protected].
Abstract: BACKGROUND:Effective measures of nursing care dependency in neurorehabilitation are warranted to plan nursing interventions to help patients avoid increasing dependency. OBJECTIVE:The Care Dependency Scale (CDS) is a theory-based, comprehensive tool to evaluate functional disability. This study aimed to modify the CDS for neurological and neurorehabilitation patients (Neuro-CDS) and to test its psychometric properties in adult neurorehabilitation inpatients. METHODS:Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was performed using a Maximum Likelihood robust (MLR) estimator. The Barthel Index (BI) was used to evaluate concurrent validity. Stability was measured using the Intra-class Correlation Coefficient (ICC). RESULTS:The sample included 124 patients (mean age = 69.7 years, 54% male). The EFA revealed a two-factor structure with good fit indexes, Factor 1 (Physical care dependence) loaded by 11 items and Factor 2 (Psycho-social care dependence) loaded by 4 items. The correlation between factors was 0.61. Correlations between Factor 1 and the BI and between Factor 2 and the BI were r = 0.843 and r = 0.677, respectively (p < 0.001). The Cronbach’s alpha coefficients were 0.99 and 0.88 (Factor 1 and 2). The ICC was 0.98. CONCLUSIONS:The Neuro-CDS is multidimensional, valid, reliable, straightforward, and able to measure care dependence in neurorehabilitation patients as a basis for individualized and holistic care.
Keywords: Rehabilitation, nervous system diseases, adult, psychometrics, statistical factor analysis
DOI: 10.3233/NRE-161312
Journal: NeuroRehabilitation, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 211-219, 2016
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