ASSESSMENT OF SATISFACTION IN PERITONEAL EQUILIBRATION TEST: A STUDY ON THE VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OF THE PERITONEAL EQUILIBRATION SATISFACTION SCALE

Abstract

Aim: This study has been designed to develop an assessment tool to be used in determining the patients’ satisfaction level with the peritoneal equilibration test (PET) procedure. Materials and Methods: The development and validation of the peritoneal equilibration test Satisfaction Scale (PETSS) was completed in two phases. Phase I focused on instrument construction and included item development and establishment of concurrent validity. Phase II included the factor analysis and psychometric assessment of the scale. In statistical evaluation of the data descriptive statistics and non-paratmetric tests were used. Results: The first version of the scale that has 3.62 Content Validity Index value was composed of 20 items. It was found that the latest version of the scale that has 14 items explained 46% of the variance. It was found that the Cronbach alfa value of this scale, which has 0.52-0.89 coefficient of item-total correlation was 0.96. Psychometric assessment of the scale revealed that except for type of the PET application, none of the demographic and clinical characteristics effect patients level of satisfaction during the PET application. Conclusion: This preliminary study showed that PETSS was a valid and reliable scale that can be used for determining satisfaction level of patients during PET application.

Authors and Affiliations

Eylem TOPBAŞ| Nursing Department, Amasya School of Health, Amasya/ TURKEY, Email: eylem.topbas@gmail.com, Gülbeyaz CAN| Nursing Department, Istanbul University, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Istanbul/TURKEY, Müveddet Rezzan ATAMAN| Nephrology Department, Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty,Istanbul/Turkey

Keywords

Related Articles

Cloning, expression, and enzymatic activity evaluation of cholesterol oxidase gene isolated from a native Rhodococcus sp

Cholesterol oxidase (CHO) is one of the valuable enzymes that play an important role in: measurement of serum cholesterol, food industry as a biocatalyst and agriculture as a biological larvicide. This enzyme was produc...

Analysis of HLA-DQB1 Alleles Frequency in Patients with Chronic Periodontitis

Background: Periodontitis is a pathological inflammatory condition of the periodontal tissues surrounding the teeth. It is a multiple factor disease caused by genetic factors, environmental factors, and periodontal bac...

A Novel Proforma for Clinical and Radiographic Evaluation of Impacted Third Molars Prior to Surgical Removal

Background: Dental surgeons and resident doctors of oral surgery who encounter the complex situation during the third molar removal, such as those in unexpected areas, ofen have limited resources to provide a structured...

Comparison between human cord blood serum and platelet-rich plasma supplementation for Human Wharton's Jelly Stem Cells and dermal fibroblasts culture

We carried out a side-by-side comparison of the effects of Human cord blood serum (HcbS) versus embryonic PRP on Human Wharton's Jelly Stem Cells(hWMSC)and dermal fibroblasts proliferation. Human umbilical cord blood w...

COMPARATIVE STUDY FOR EVALUATING T SPOT-TB IN ANALYSIS BETWEEN LOW AND HIGH RISK SUBJECTS - A PILOT STUDY

Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is a non- communicable asymptomatic condition, which might develop into active tuberculosis. Health care workers in contact with active TB cases are at high risk. Impact of exposure...

Download PDF file
  • EP ID EP11566
  • DOI 10.5958/2319-5886.2016.00012.6
  • Views 293
  • Downloads 10

How To Cite

Eylem TOPBAŞ, Gülbeyaz CAN, Müveddet Rezzan ATAMAN (2016). ASSESSMENT OF SATISFACTION IN PERITONEAL EQUILIBRATION TEST: A STUDY ON THE VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OF THE PERITONEAL EQUILIBRATION SATISFACTION SCALE. International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS), 5(1), 52-58. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-11566