A CRITERION-RELATED VALIDITY STUDY OF THE NURSING-CARE DEPENDENCY (NCD) SCALE

Citation
A. Dijkstra et al., A CRITERION-RELATED VALIDITY STUDY OF THE NURSING-CARE DEPENDENCY (NCD) SCALE, International journal of nursing studies, 35(3), 1998, pp. 163-170
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Nursing
ISSN journal
00207489
Volume
35
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
163 - 170
Database
ISI
SICI code
0020-7489(1998)35:3<163:ACVSOT>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine some aspects of the criterion -related validity of the Nursing-Care Dependency (NCD) scale. This 15- item counting scale has recently been developed for assessing the care dependency of demented or mentally handicapped in-patients. Its crite rion-related validity was investigated by studying the relationship be tween the Nursing-Care Dependency scale, the Rating Scale for Elderly Patients (RSEP), the Behavior Observation Scale for Intramural Psychog eriatrics (BOSIP) and the Scale for Social Functioning (SSF). Data wer e collected from 322 demented and 105 mentally handicapped patients us ing the mentioned instruments. High correlations were found between NC D and RSEP, and NCD and SSF. There was a low relationship between the NCD sumscore and BOSIP subscales-scores. The NCD was able to purposefu lly distinguish diagnostic groups of demented patients when an externa l criterion was used. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserv ed.