Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of Northwick Park Dependency Score as a care dependency instrument for stroke patients
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2018.02.001
- VernacularTitle:中文修订版神经科患者依赖性评估量表在脑卒中患者中应用的信效度研究
- Author:
Zijuan WANG
1
;
Meirong CHEN
;
Na LIN
;
Bishan HUANG
;
Hong LI
Author Information
1. 福建省立医院神经内科
- Keywords:
Stroke;
Care dependency;
Reliability;
Validity
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2018;24(2):125-129
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To translate the English version of Northwick Park Dependency Score (NPDS) and to investigate the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of NPDS as a nursing dependency instrument for stroke patients. Methods The NPDS was Chinesized according to the Brislin's translation model. The expert evaluation method and the pilot investigation were implemented for cross-cultural research. The reliability and validity of the Chinese version of NPDS were tested in a cohort of 259 stroke patients. SPSS 17.0 was used to analyze the data. Results The Chinese version of NPDS consisted of 17 items, and 4 factors were extracted by exploratory factor analysis, which could explain 64.598% of the total variance. The content validity index (CVI) was 0.926. The criterion-related validity of NPDS with nursing hours per patient day and activity of daily life were 0.541,0.624 respectively (P<0.001). The Cronbach's coefficient was 0.852, and the inter-rater reliability was 0.975. Conclusions The Chinese version of NPDS has high reliability and validity, and is a valuable nursing dependency instrument for Chinese stroke patients.
