Development of a nursing quality indicator system in transitional care for hip replacement / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To develop a set of quality indicators for hip replacement transitional care, and to provide reference for objective evaluation and standardization of transitional care in hip replacement. Methods Based on the"structure-process-outcome"model and the current practice of transitional care in hip replacement and patients'need,we developed an item pool dor assessing quality of transitional care by using literature review. Then a 2-round Delphi study was conducted among 16 experts to collect their opinions about these indicators. Results Aftertwo rounds expert advisory,the effective response rates were 17/17, 16/17; Cr coefficients were 0.865,0.855;Wcoefficients were 0.206-0.284, 0.135-0.253, and P values were all less than 0.01. The index system consisted of 3 first-level indicators, 12 second-level indicators,and 64 third-level indicators. Conclusions The constructed nursing quality indicator system in transitional care for hip replacement can provide references for evaluating transitional care in hip replacement qualityof care in a scientific and rational way.