Elderly patients' (≥65 years) experiences associated with discharge; Development, validity and reliability of the Discharge Care Experiences Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A review of the literature reveals a lack of validated instruments that particularly measure quality in the hospital discharge process. This study aims to develop and validate a survey instrument feasible for measuring quality (≥65 years) related to the discharge process based on elderly patients' experiences.

Methods

Construction of the Discharge Care Patient Experience Survey (DICARES) was based on 16 items identified by literature reviews. Intraclass correlation for test-retest was applied to assess consistency of the survey. Explorative factors analysis was applied to identify and validate the factor structures of the DICARES. Cronbach's α was used to assess internal reliability. To evaluate the external validity of the final DICARES questionnaire the patients

SUBMITTER: Boge RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6221326 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature