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Ein niederländisches Instrument zur Erfassung der Pflegeabhängigkeit wurde ins Deutsche übersetzt und hinsichtlich verschiedener Gütekriterien überprüft. Es wurden gute Ergebnisse erzielt für die Reliabilität und Validität. Die Skala kann für die Anwendung im Altenheim empfohlen werden. Zukünftige weitere methodologische Prüfungen werden empfohlen.
Summary.
The Dutch Care Dependency Scale, an instrument for the assessment of a patient’s care dependency, has been translated into German. The purpose of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of the German version of the scale. The 15-item scale has been developed for the use in nursing homes. Data were collected from 81 people living in nursing homes in Berlin, Germany. The sample was measured three times. Cronbach’s alpha was 0.94. Interrater and intrarater reliability revealed moderate to substantial Kappa statistics. As the results of this study were satisfying, positive recommendations regarding the suitability of the German version of the Care Dependency Scale for use in nursing homes could be made. However, further psychometric testing of the scale is recommended.
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Lohrmann, C., Balzer, K., Dijkstra, A. et al. Pflegeabhängigkeit im Pflegeheim – eine psychometrische Studie. Z Gerontol Geriat 36, 255– 259 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00391-003-0094-0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00391-003-0094-0