Development of the palliative care needs assessment tool (PC-NAT) for use by multi-disciplinary health professionals


Autoria(s): Waller, A.; Girgis, A.; Currow, D.; Lecathelinais, C.; Johnson, C.; Mitchell, G.; Kristjanson, L.; Yates, P.; Kelly, B.; Tattersall, M.; Sibbritt, D.
Data(s)

2008

Resumo

Needs assessment strategies can facilitate prioritisation of resources. To develop a needs assessment tool for use with advanced cancer patients and caregivers, to prompt early intervation. A convenience sample of 103 health professionals viewed three videotaped consultations involving a simulated patient, his/her caregiver and a health professional, completed the Palliative Care Needs Assessment Tool (PC-NAT) and provided feedback on clarity, content and acceptability of the PC-NAT. Face and content validity, acceptability and feasibility of the PC-NAT were confirmed. Kappa scores indicated adequate inter-rater reliability for the majority of domains; the patient spirituality domain and the caregiver physical and family and relationship domains had low reliability. The PC-NAT can be used by health professionals with a range of clinical expertise to identify individuals' needs, thereby enabling early intervention. Further psychometric testing and an evaluation to assess the impact of the systematic use of the PC-NAT on quality of life, unmet needs and service utilisation of patients and caregivers are underway.

Identificador

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/61852/

Publicador

SAGE Publications

Relação

DOI:10.1177/0269216308098797

Waller, A., Girgis, A., Currow, D., Lecathelinais, C., Johnson, C., Mitchell, G., Kristjanson, L., Yates, P., Kelly, B., Tattersall, M., & Sibbritt, D. (2008) Development of the palliative care needs assessment tool (PC-NAT) for use by multi-disciplinary health professionals. Palliative Medicine, 22(8), pp. 956-964.

Fonte

Faculty of Health; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation; School of Nursing

Palavras-Chave #110000 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Tipo

Journal Article