Validation of a Needs Assessment Tool for Case Management in Korean Medical Aid Beneficiaries.
10.4040/jkan.2012.42.4.549
- Author:
Yang Heui AHN
1
;
Eui Sook KIM
;
Ok Kyung HAM
;
Soo Hyun KIM
;
Soon Ok KIM
;
Myung Kyung SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article ; English Abstract ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Validation Studies
- Keywords:
Case management;
Needs assessment;
Validation studies
- MeSH:
Activities of Daily Living;
Adult;
Aged;
Aged, 80 and over;
Asian Continental Ancestry Group;
Case Management;
Female;
Health Status;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
*Needs Assessment;
Pain Management;
Psychometrics;
Questionnaires;
Republic of Korea;
Social Support
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
2012;42(4):549-558
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to validate the Needs Assessment Tool for Case Management (NATCM) for use with Korean medical aid beneficiaries. METHODS: Psychometric testing was performed with a sample of 645 Korean medical aid beneficiaries, which included 41 beneficiaries who were selected using proportional sampling method, to examine intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC). Data were evaluated using item analyses, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), Cronbach's alpha, and ICC. RESULTS: Through psychometric testing the final version of NATCM was found to consist of two subscales: 1) Appropriateness of Health Care Utilization (5 items) and 2) Self Care Ability (6 items). The two subscale model was validated by CFA (RMSEA=.08, GFI=.97, and CFI=.93). Internal consistency measured by Cronbach's alpha was .82, and subscale reliability ranged from .79 to .84. The ICC of the NATCM between case managers was .73 and between case managers and health care professionals. .82. CONCLUSION: This study suggests that the final version of NATCM is a brief, reliable, and valid instrument to measure needs of Korean medical aid beneficiaries. Therefore, the NATCM can be effectively utilized as an important needs assessment as well as outcome evaluation tool for case management programs in Korea.
