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

Abstract

If readiness for hospital discharge scale/short form is valid and reliable, patients who are unready for discharge can be determined with this scale. Thus, nurse managers can determine what kind of measures should be taken for patients who are not ready for discharge, can control nursing practices related to these patients and can provide cooperation between the nurses and other health professionals.

Patterns of patient coping following hospital discharge from medical and surgical units: A pilot study

“…The instruments used to measure coping (expected and experienced) exhibited acceptable reliability (internal consistency) and validity (congruence between anticipated and observed correlations). The mean score computed for the Short‐Form Readiness for Discharge Scale (M = 7.38, SD = 1.57) is comparable to the mean reported by Kaya et al (; M = 7.27, SD = 1.85) in their investigation of 1579 internal medicine patients in Turkey but is significantly lower than the mean (M = 8.4, SD = 1.2) reported by Weiss et al () for a sample of 254 medical and surgical gynecological patients in the United States. The decision to use the short form stemmed from concerns that completion of the original 21‐item scale might impose excessive burden on participants.…”

“…Kaya et al (2018; M = 7.27, SD = 1.85) in their investigation of 1579 internal medicine patients in Turkey but is significantly lower than the mean (M = 8.4, SD = 1.2) reported by Weiss et al (2014) for a sample of 254 medical and surgical gynecological patients in the United States. The decision to use the short form stemmed from concerns that completion of the original 21-item scale might impose excessive burden on participants.…”

“…The decision to use the short form stemmed from concerns that completion of the original 21‐item scale might impose excessive burden on participants. Kaya et al () reported patients viewed the original version as too long with many similar items. In the current study, participants expressed few concerns about interview length or items on the measurement instruments.…”

Patients’ readiness for discharge: Predictors and effects on unplanned readmissions, emergency department visits and death

“…In this prospective cohort study, the Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale/Short Form (RHDS/ SF), developed by Weiss et al (2014), was utilized to assess patients' readiness for discharge. The original English version was translated into Turkish, which was found to be valid and reliable (Kaya et al, 2017). The RHDS/SF is evaluated on a scale from 0 to 10 and consists of eight items and four dimensions.…”

Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the instrument for measuring different types of cognitive load (MDT‐CL)

“…Therefore, we decided to put entire sample size into CFA to confirm the good fit of the three‐factor model. It is worth noting that the χ 2 / df, CFI, TLI and RMSEA statistics demonstrated that the three‐factor model offered an acceptable fit with the data collected, indicating that the scale has good construct validity (Hooper, Coughlan, & Mullen, ; Kaya et al, ). This level of construct validity may benefit the cross‐cultural adaptation of the scale (Kaya et al, ) and enable evaluation of different CL in ICU nurses.…”