Journal of nursing measurement | 2021
Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Psychometrics Evaluation of the Arabic Version of the Patient-Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE\nThe Patient Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale (PT-RHDS) is an outcome measure of discharge care processes. The purpose of the study was to test a cross-cultural adaptation from English into Arabic.\n\n\nMETHODS\nThe Rand Corporation cross-cultural adaptation method and psychometric analysis of data from 1844 adult surgical inpatients in two Saudi Arabia hospitals.\n\n\nRESULTS\nReliability of the Arabic version (α = .75) was adequate. Confirmatory factor analysis supported construct validity. No differences in PT-RHDS scores were detected in comparisons for marital status, sex, age, or length of stay. The Arabic PT-RHDS did not predict readmissions.\n\n\nCONCLUSIONS\nThe psychometric properties of the Arabic PT- RHDS provide preliminary evidence for its use in assessing surgical patients perception of readiness for discharge in Arabic-speaking countries.