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. 2021 May-Jun;46(3):155-162.
doi: 10.1097/RNJ.0000000000000294.

Reliability and Validity of the Function-Focused Care Checklist for Caregivers

Barbara Resnick  1 , Marie Boltz  2 , Elizabeth Galik  1
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Reliability and Validity of the Function-Focused Care Checklist for Caregivers

Barbara Resnick et al. Rehabil Nurs. 2021 May-Jun.

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to test the reliability and validity of the Function-Focused Care Checklist for Caregivers using Rasch analysis.

Design: This was a descriptive study using data from the study "Testing the Dissemination and Implementation of Function-Focused Care for Assisted Living Using the Evidence Integration Triangle." The study was approved by a university institutional review board.

Methods: A Rasch analysis was completed, which included 691 staff-resident observations from 85 assisted living facilities.

Findings: There was evidence of internal consistency (alpha coefficient of .93), construct validity except for a high OUTFIT statistic for wheelchair mobility, and hypothesis testing based on an increase in performance of function-focused care by caregivers over 12 months.

Conclusions: The findings provided psychometric support for the measure and guidance for revisions.

Clinical relevance: This measure can be used clinically to teach caregivers to provide function-focused care to residents in assisted living.

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