Establishment of interrater reliability for a nursing Extrapyramidal Side Effects (EPS) assessment scale

Authors
Fagan-Pryor, EC May, DL
Citation
Ec. Fagan-pryor et Dl. May, Establishment of interrater reliability for a nursing Extrapyramidal Side Effects (EPS) assessment scale, J NURS C Q, 14(3), 2000, pp. 54-63
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Public Health & Health Care Science
Journal title
JOURNAL OF NURSING CARE QUALITY
ISSN journal
10573631 → ACNP
Volume
14
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
54 - 63
Database
ISI
SICI code
1057-3631(200004)14:3<54:EOIRFA>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Many patients who receive antipsychotic medications experience dystonia, ak inesia, dyskinesia, and akathisia, collectively called Extrapyramidal Sympt om Side Effects (EPS). The purpose of this study was to establish interrate r reliability for a Nursing EPS Assessment Scale developed to focus on all four symptom areas. Twenty RNs and 12 patients participated in the instrume nt development studies. After several revisions, interrater reliability sig nificance was demonstrated at the 0.01 level. It was concluded that the Nur sing EPS Assessment Scale possessed good interrater reliability for nursing assessment of EPS.