Validation of the Chinese Version of the Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale on Patients Who Have Undergone Laryngectomy

Abstract

The Chinese version of the RHDS is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing the discharge readiness of laryngectomy patients in China.

Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the readiness for hospital discharge scale/short form

“…For instance, when adapted into French, numerous items were removed, yielding 12 items with a 3‐factor structure (Mabire et al., ). Furthermore, in an adaptation study into Chinese, a 3‐factor structure was obtained, containing all of the items from the original scale (Zhao, Feng, Yu, Gu, & Ji, ). As far as we know, there is no study adapting the RHDS for general (adult medical‐surgical) patients in Turkey.…”

“…Furthermore, in an adaptation study into Chinese, a 3-factor structure was obtained, containing all of the items from the original scale (Zhao, Feng, Yu, Gu, & Ji, 2016). As far as we know, there is no study adapting the RHDS for general (adult medical-surgical) patients in Turkey.…”

Cross-cultural adaptation of the instrument Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale - Adult Form

“…The preliminary version after the evaluation of the pre-test was analyzed in psychometric terms and these findings will be presented in due course. Possibly, as it was also observed in the studies conducted in the United States (12,14,18) , Ireland (16,18) , Switzerland, (18)(19)26) and China (20) , these questions might be excluded, through a psychometric analysis, from the Brazilian instrument's final version in the ongoing validation stage. The process of cross-cultural adaptation consisted of an important methodologic stage because, in addition to producing a tool with the perspective of being incorporated into the discharge planning protocols in the Brazilian context, it initiated the conceptual reflection on the construct readiness and the way discharge has been dealt with in different places of care.…”

“…To cross-culturally adapt the Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale -(RHDS) Adult Form for use in Brazil, in view of the confirmation of research on the validity and reliability of the instrument (12,(17)(18)(19)(20) .…”

“…This instrument was developed by American researchers (12) and has been adopted in different contexts. It has been translated and validated in psychometric terms for use in countries such as the United States (12)(13)(14)17) , Switzerland, (18)(19) and China (20) . It has proven to be a reliable instrument and, throughout the analysis process, it underwent adaptations to the different contexts to create a reliable outcome measure of discharge preparation (12,(17)(18)(19)(20) .…”