The Turkish Validity Reliability Study of the Neonatal Braden Q Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment Scale

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: ressure sore is a common care problem in intensive care units which prolongs hospital stay, increases mortality and treatment costs. Validity and reliability study of neonatal Braden Q scale, which is developed for the neonatal period, has yet not performed in our country. The only validity and reliability study for the neonatal period in Turkey was performed for the Newborn Skin Risk Assessment Scale which is currently in use. The aim of this study was to assess the validity and reliability of Turkish Neonatal Braden Q Scale in infants hospitalized firstly in the neonatal intensive care unit. METHODS: A total of 201 assessments were made for 114 patients who were hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics. In the collection of data; a questionnaire form concerning characteristics of patients and individual features of study nurses; and Neonatal Braden Q Scale together with Turkish version of Newborn Skin Risk Assessment Scale were used. The same case was evaluated simultaneously by the patient's nurse and the investigator. RESULTS: In this study, it was found that the Turkish verison of Neonatal Braden Q Scale is reliable and valid. The correlation coefficient was high between the two scales when clinical nurse's and responsible investigator's measurements was compared. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: In conclusion, Turkish version of Neonatal Braden Q Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment Scale is reliable for the evaluation of pressure ulcer risk in infants hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care units in our country.

Keywords

• pressure sore
• braden q
• newborn