Evaluation of Face Validity and Acceptability of the Care Partner Hospital Assessment Tool.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Care partners of hospitalized older adults report their caregiving needs are not being addressed. The Care Partner Hospital Assessment Tool (CHAT) is a feasible and appropriate tool for practitioners' use with care partners in the hospital setting. This article explores the face validity and acceptability of the CHAT among care partners of hospitalized older adults.

Research design and methods

A qualitative descriptive study was used to identify common themes among care partners' responses from semistructured interviews. The CHAT was administered to care partners of older adults admitted to a medical-surgical unit in an academic medical center in Madison, WI, from October 2021 to January 2022. A semistructured, follow-up interview was completed by t

SUBMITTER: Fields B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10078971 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature