Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità (Mar 2014)

Clinical assessment instruments validated for nursing practice in the Italian context: a systematic review of the literature

  • Alvisa Palese,
  • Alberta Tameni,
  • Elisa Ambrosi,
  • Silvia Albanese,
  • Marta Barausse,
  • Barbara Benazzi,
  • Stefano De Togni,
  • Roberta Doro,
  • Cristina Eccher,
  • Maurizio Fattori,
  • Paola Franchini,
  • Massimiliano Girlanda,
  • Dania Gobbetti,
  • Lorenza Guarino,
  • Renata Lazzeri,
  • Renzo Moreale,
  • Nicola Ricci,
  • Margherita Venturini,
  • Giulia Villa,
  • Emanuela Zonzini,
  • Luisa Saiani

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4415/ANN_14_01_11
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 50, no. 1
pp. 67 – 76

Abstract

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AIMS: With the aim to identify the instruments validated for Italian nursing practice, a systematic review of the literature was undertaken. RESULTS: A total of 101 instruments emerged. The majority (89; 88.1%) were developed in other countries; the remaining (14; 13.9%) were developed and validated in the Italian context. The instruments were developed to measure patient's problems (63/101; 62.4%), outcomes (27/101; 26.7%), risks (4/101; 4%) and others issues (7/101; 6.9%). The majority of participants involved in the validation processes were younger adults (49; 48.5%), older adults (40; 39.5%), children (4; 4%), adolescents (3; 3%), and children/adolescents (1; 1%). The instruments were structured primarily in the form of questionnaires (61; 60.4%), as a grid for direct observation (27; 26.7%) or in other forms (12; 11.9%). Among the 101 instruments emerged, there were 1 to 7 validation measures documented with on average 3.2 (95% CI 2.86-3.54) for each instrument. CONCLUSIONS: Developing validation studies giving priority to those instruments widely adopted in the clinical nursing practice is recommended.

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