Research Article

The Development of a Risk Evaluation Scale for Elderly Patients with Home Healthcare

Volume: 7 Number: 2 December 30, 2019
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The Development of a Risk Evaluation Scale for Elderly Patients with Home Healthcare

Abstract

Home healthcare is a service model for which there is a currently growing need, especially for elderly patients. The examination of the home healthcare requirement risks under certain headings is of great importance for institutions or units providing home healthcare and for individuals applying for these services. To fill this gap, a 2-grade (yes/no) scale has been developed comprising 21 items to measure the home healthcare requirement risks of elderly patients in Turkey. In the context of the development of the scale, following a pilot study, a trial form of the scale was applied to 506 elderly individuals in the province of Burdur. Explanatory and confirmatory factor analysis was applied to the data, using R program, SPSS vn 24 (IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences) and Lisrel 8.7 software. The scale that emerged at the end of the analysis comprised two dimensions; “The General Health Status and Physical Autonomy of the Patient” and “The Suitability of the Living Area of the Patient and the Economic Status”. The KMO value calculated for the scale was 0.603. the KR-20 internal consistency coefficient calculated was 0.895 for the first dimension, 0.680 for the second dimension and 0.840 for the whole scale. 

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 30, 2019

Submission Date

October 22, 2019

Acceptance Date

November 13, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 7 Number: 2

APA
Say Sahin, D., Zubaroğlu Yanardag, M., & Yanardag, U. (2019). The Development of a Risk Evaluation Scale for Elderly Patients with Home Healthcare. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Journal of Health Sciences Institute, 7(2), 76-88. https://doi.org/10.24998/maeusabed.635742
AMA
1.Say Sahin D, Zubaroğlu Yanardag M, Yanardag U. The Development of a Risk Evaluation Scale for Elderly Patients with Home Healthcare. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Journal of Health Sciences Institute. 2019;7(2):76-88. doi:10.24998/maeusabed.635742
Chicago
Say Sahin, Deniz, Melek Zubaroğlu Yanardag, and Umut Yanardag. 2019. “The Development of a Risk Evaluation Scale for Elderly Patients With Home Healthcare”. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Journal of Health Sciences Institute 7 (2): 76-88. https://doi.org/10.24998/maeusabed.635742.
EndNote
Say Sahin D, Zubaroğlu Yanardag M, Yanardag U (December 1, 2019) The Development of a Risk Evaluation Scale for Elderly Patients with Home Healthcare. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Journal of Health Sciences Institute 7 2 76–88.
IEEE
[1]D. Say Sahin, M. Zubaroğlu Yanardag, and U. Yanardag, “The Development of a Risk Evaluation Scale for Elderly Patients with Home Healthcare”, Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Journal of Health Sciences Institute, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 76–88, Dec. 2019, doi: 10.24998/maeusabed.635742.
ISNAD
Say Sahin, Deniz - Zubaroğlu Yanardag, Melek - Yanardag, Umut. “The Development of a Risk Evaluation Scale for Elderly Patients With Home Healthcare”. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Journal of Health Sciences Institute 7/2 (December 1, 2019): 76-88. https://doi.org/10.24998/maeusabed.635742.
JAMA
1.Say Sahin D, Zubaroğlu Yanardag M, Yanardag U. The Development of a Risk Evaluation Scale for Elderly Patients with Home Healthcare. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Journal of Health Sciences Institute. 2019;7:76–88.
MLA
Say Sahin, Deniz, et al. “The Development of a Risk Evaluation Scale for Elderly Patients With Home Healthcare”. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Journal of Health Sciences Institute, vol. 7, no. 2, Dec. 2019, pp. 76-88, doi:10.24998/maeusabed.635742.
Vancouver
1.Deniz Say Sahin, Melek Zubaroğlu Yanardag, Umut Yanardag. The Development of a Risk Evaluation Scale for Elderly Patients with Home Healthcare. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Journal of Health Sciences Institute. 2019 Dec. 1;7(2):76-88. doi:10.24998/maeusabed.635742

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