A criterion-related validity study of the nursing-care dependency (NCD) scale

The purpose of this study was to examine some aspects of the criterion-related validity of the Nursing-Care Dependency (NCD) scale. This 15-item counting scale has recently been developed for assessing the care dependency of demented or mentally handicapped in-patients. Its criterion-related validit...

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Published in:International journal of nursing studies 1998-06, Vol.35 (3), p.163-170
Main Authors: DIJKSTRA, A, BUIST, G, DASSEN, T
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of Daily Living
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological and medical sciences
Care
Dementia - nursing
Dependency
Discriminant Analysis
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Geriatric Assessment
Geriatric Psychiatry
Humans
Intellectual Disability - nursing
Measures
Medical sciences
Netherlands
Nursing
Nursing Assessment - methods
Nursing Assessment - standards
Nursing Evaluation Research
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychometrics. Diagnostic aid systems
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Reproducibility of Results
Techniques and methods
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to examine some aspects of the criterion-related validity of the Nursing-Care Dependency (NCD) scale. This 15-item counting scale has recently been developed for assessing the care dependency of demented or mentally handicapped in-patients. Its criterion-related validity was investigated by studying the relationship between the Nursing-Care Dependency scale, the Rating Scale for Elderly Patients (RSEP), the Behavior Observation Scale for Intramural Psychogeriatrics (BOSIP) and the Scale for Social Functioning (SSF). Data were collected from 322 demented and 105 mentally handicapped patients using the mentioned instruments. High correlations were found between NCD and RSEP, and NCD and SSF. There was a low relationship between the NCD sumscore and BOSIP subscales-scores. The NCD was able to purposefully distinguish diagnostic groups of demented patients when an external criterion was used.
ISSN:0020-7489
1873-491X
DOI:10.1016/s0020-7489(98)00025-x