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Development and validation of a survey designed to measure patient experience of and preference for surgical wound care discharge education : A pilot study
Tobiano, Georgia Chaboyer, Wendy Carlini, Joan Eskes, Anne M. McInnes, Elizabeth Latimer, Sharon Boorman, Rhonda Moore, Zena Fagerdahl, Ann-Mari Walker, Rachel M.
Tobiano, Georgia
Chaboyer, Wendy
Carlini, Joan
Eskes, Anne M.
McInnes, Elizabeth
Latimer, Sharon
Boorman, Rhonda
Moore, Zena
Fagerdahl, Ann-Mari
Walker, Rachel M.
Abstract
Aim of the study
To develop and undertake validation testing of a survey designed to measure patients’ experiences of and preferences for surgical wound care discharge education.
Materials and methods
A literature review and content analysis was undertaken on patients' experiences of and preferences for surgical wound care discharge education. Four themes were uncovered in the literature (wound care discharge education, preferences for discharge education delivery, participation in wound care decisions and patient ability to manage their surgical wound to prevent wound complications), which guided item generation. Three types of validity testing occurred including: 1) face validity testing by the research team; 2) content validity testing (using Delphi study) with an international panel of experts including patients, clinicians and researchers; and 3) content validity (using pilot-testing) of the survey with seven patients from the target population.
Results
Initially 106 items were generated from the literature, and of these, 55 items were subjected to content validity testing by an international panel of 41 experts. After two Delphi rounds, 18 items were retained. Most patients provided limited and very minor feedback during pilot-testing. However, pilot-testing resulted in a revised survey administration plan to deliver the survey via telephone, including adding prompts and preambles to items.
Conclusion
An 18-item survey comprised of three groups of items and an individual item was rigorously developed. The survey requires further testing among a larger sample of patients to confirm the items reflect important aspects of patients’ experiences of and preferences for surgical wound care discharge education.
Keywords
discharge education, surgical wounds, patient participation, surveys and questionnaires, wounds and injuries
Date
2023
Type
Journal article
Journal
Journal of Tissue Viability
Book
Volume
32
Issue
3
Page Range
442-448
Article Number
ACU Department
Nursing Research Institute
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
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License
All rights reserved
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Notes
© 2023 Tissue Viability Society / Society of Tissue Viability. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.