Evaluation of Validity of Nursing Intervention Programs for Families of Patients Dying in Emergency Care Facilities

Abstract

To evaluate the validity of a nursing intervention program designed for the families of patients dying in emergency medical facilities, we surveyed nurses in emergency care. The intervention program focused on three key areas： crisis intervention, grief care, and bereavement care. A total of 31 care items were evaluated based on four criteria： feasibility, current implementation, importance, and Lynn's determination and quantification of content validity.

Out of 359 respondents, 345 provided valid responses for analysis. The feasibility showed that 23 items had an average score of 4 or higher. In the current implementation, 8 items scored 4 or more. In terms of importance, 30 items received a score of 3 or more. Additionally, 27 items had an item content validity index greater than 0.78. A comprehensive evaluation of the nursing intervention program indicated that the 21 items of crisis intervention and 5 items of grief care were generally valid, but one item of crisis intervention was not valid. Of the four items of care after bereavement, only one item was valid, and three items were not valid. Therefore, the nursing intervention program in this study, refined from 31 items to 27 items as a result of the validity examination.