2018 Volume 22 Issue 2 Pages 60-69
[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to clarify reliability and validity of Evaluation Index for Level of Understanding regarding configured items of care protocol for removal of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy among the elderly.
[Methods] Self-reported questionnaires were sent to the nurses in recuperation bed groups and geriatric health services facilities. The survey consisted of items regarding evaluation criteria of starting oral feeding, face sheet, assessment sheet, and care sheet. The survey was conducted twice between November 2008 and January 2009. Responses to level of understanding about items of care protocol were measured using a 4-point Likert scale. The data were analyzed using item analysis, test-retest reliability, Item-Total correlations, Cronbach’s α as reliability, and content validity and known-groups method as construct validity. This research was approved by the ethical review board of Chiba University.
[Results] There were 389 valid responses. Mean value, standard deviation, kurtosis, and skewness were analyzed statistically and there were no exclusions. Each item of the 1st and 2nd survey showed significant correlations in test-retest analysis, and scores of IT correlation analysis were r＝0.424～0.914. In this result, there were no exclusions Cronbach’s α ranged from 0.776 to 0.982. These results led to content and construct validity.
[Discussion] The results showed reliability and validity of evaluation index of understanding level regarding configured items for removal of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy. In the future, education or study to verify the effects of practical intervention using the results in this study will be needed.
