Missed Intensive Nursing Care Scale: Results From an Italian Validation Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Unfinished Nursing Care (UNC) refers to essential patient care that is postponed or neglected, significantly impacting outcomes such as increased morbidity, mortality and hospital-acquired infections. In Intensive Care Units (ICUs), the complexity of patient conditions results in higher UNC rates, particularly for basic care interventions. The Missed Intensive Nursing Care Scale (MINCS) assesses the frequency and types of missed care in these settings.

Aim

This study aimed to translate, culturally adapt and validate MINCS for use in the Italian ICU context, ensuring its psychometric robustness.

Study design

A methodological research for translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation was conducted in two hospitals in north-eastern Italy, involving gen

SUBMITTER: de Barbieri I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12038533 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature