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Transitions of care: An aerodigestive provider assessment survey. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2024 May;180:111933

Date

05/02/2024

Pubmed ID

38692234

DOI

10.1016/j.ijporl.2024.111933

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85191857343 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   1 Citation

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To create, validate, and apply an aerodigestive provider assessment survey.

METHODS: A survey assessing provider knowledge and current practice in the transition of patients with chronic aerodigestive disorders from pediatric to adult care was drafted by a multidisciplinary expert panel. Once agreement of the initial survey items was obtained, the survey was distributed to a national multidisciplinary panel of aerodigestive experts for review. Responses from the national panel were systematically quantified and a content validity index (CVI) was calculated. A final survey was developed and distributed to pediatric and adult aerodigestive providers.

RESULTS: From the initial 22 items presented to the national panel, 20 of the initial questions were included in the final instrument. Two additional questions were developed as a result of feedback from the expert panel. All items included in the survey had an Item Content Validity Index (I-CVI) of >0.85. The average Scale CVI in proportion to the average proportion of relevance (S-CVI/Ave) for the tool was 0.88. The average Scale CVI in proportion to universal agreement (S-CVI/UA) was 0.52. The survey was then administered to pediatric and adult specialty providers at our institution. Twenty-two providers completed the final survey.

CONCLUSION: The content validity index measurements from this newly developed survey suggest that it is a valid tool for assessing current knowledge and practice in care transitions among patients with complex aerodigestive needs. The survey developed in this project has been used to identify knowledge gaps and process issues that can be addressed to ease the transition of adolescents from pediatric specialty care into adult specialty care.

Author List

Brown JN, Blumhardt S, Lostak B, Acorda D, Weissbrod PA, Henningfeld JK, Gavini S, Anani AO, Brown A, Raol NP, Sterling L, Jiwani A, Bedwell JR, Ongkasuwan J

Author

Jennifer Henningfeld MD Associate Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adolescent
Adult
Child
Chronic Disease
Female
Health Care Surveys
Humans
Male
Reproducibility of Results
Surveys and Questionnaires
Transition to Adult Care
United States