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Development and psychometric properties of a questionnaire to assess barriers to feeding critically ill patients.
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ABSTRACT: Background
To successfully implement the recommendations of critical care nutrition guidelines, one potential approach is to identify barriers to providing optimal enteral nutrition (EN) in the intensive care unit (ICU), and then address these barriers systematically. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to develop a questionnaire to assess barriers to enterally feeding critically ill patients and to conduct preliminary validity testing of the new instrument.Methods
The content of the questionnaire was guided by a published conceptual framework, literature review, and consultation with experts. The questionnaire was pre-tested on a convenience sample of 32 critical care practitioners, and then field tested with 186 critical care providers working at 5 hospitals in North
SUBMITTER: Cahill NE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4235036 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Development and psychometric properties of a questionnaire to assess barriers to feeding critically ill patients.
Implementation science : IS 20131204
<h4>Background</h4>To successfully implement the recommendations of critical care nutrition guidelines, one potential approach is to identify barriers to providing optimal enteral nutrition (EN) in the intensive care unit (ICU), and then address these barriers systematically. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to develop a questionnaire to assess barriers to enterally feeding critically ill patients and to conduct preliminary validity testing of the new instrument.<h4>Methods</h4>The conte ...[more]
