Validity of the Norwegian Version of the Needs and Provision Complexity Scale (NPCS) in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury and Atraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.

ABSTRACT: There is a lack of validated measures in Scandinavian languages to track healthcare service needs and delivery for patients with neurological disabilities. The aim of the present study was to validate the Norwegian version of the clinician and patient Needs and Provision Complexity Scale (NPCS) Needs and Gets. Data on the NPCS from 60 adult patients with traumatic brain injury or atraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage and symptoms lasting >5 months were assessed for inter-rater/test-retest reliability and agreement, as well as concurrent validity with the Neurological Impairment Scale (NIS), the Functional Independence Measure (FIM), and the Community Integration Questionnaire (CIQ). The clinician NPCS showed good-excellent inter-rater reliability, and the patient NPCS demonstrated good-excell

SUBMITTER: Forslund MV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10856215 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature