Developing an assessment scale for long-term care reablement literacy in home care workers in Taiwan using a modified Delphi method

BMC Geriatrics

Wen-Hui Chang¹  Mei-Wen Wang²  Hsiao-Wei Yu³  Pay-Shin Lin⁴  Tzu-Ying Chiu⁵  Pin-Yuan Chen⁶  Tai-Hsiang Liao⁷ 

[1] Chunghwa Senior Care Corporation, Taiwan; No. 71-8-2, Zhou-Zi St., Nei-Hu Dist., Taipei City, Taiwan (R.O.C.);Department of Family Medicine, Keelung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan; No. 222, Mai-Jin Rd., An-Le Dist., Keelung City, Taiwan (R.O.C.);Department of Gerontological Care and Management, College of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan; No.261, Wen-Hua 1st Rd., Gui-Shan Dist., Taoyuan City, Taiwan (R.O.C.);Geriatric and Long-term Care Research Center, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan; No.261, Wen-Hua 1st Rd., Gui-Shan Dist., Taoyuan City, Taiwan (R.O.C.);Healthy Aging Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taiwan; No.259, Wen-Hua 1st Rd., Gui-Shan Dist., Taoyuan City, Taiwan (R.O.C.);Department of Family Medicine, Keelung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan; No. 222, Mai-Jin Rd., An-Le Dist., Keelung City, Taiwan (R.O.C.);Department of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taiwan; No.259, Wen-Hua 1st Rd., Gui-Shan Dist., Taoyuan City, Taiwan (R.O.C.);Graduate Institute of Long-term Care, College of Nursing, Tzu Chi University of Science and Technology, Taiwan; No. 880, Sec.2, Chien-Kuo Rd., Hualien City, Taiwan (R.O.C.);Social Affairs Bureau, Taichung City Government, Taiwan; No.99, Sec. 3, Taiwan Blvd., Xi-Tun Dist., Taichung City, Taiwan (R.O.C.);Wu Gun Shing Physical Therapy Clinic, Taiwan; No. 297, Zhong-Yang Rd., Xin-Zhuang Dist., New Taipei City, Taiwan (R.O.C.);

关键词: Reablement;    Literacy;    Home care worker;    Taiwan;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12877-020-01854-8

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundReablement is a philosophy of change in long-term care (LTC). Assessing the knowledge and competence of LTC professionals who provide reablement services is vital in LTC research. This study aimed to develop a scale for the assessment of long-term care reablement literacy (LTCRL) and employ this scale to assess the performance of home care workers in Taiwan.MethodsTo develop this scale, we employed the modified Delphi technique based on the theoretical framework of health literacy and the content of service delivery in reablement. Home care workers from northern, central, and southern Taiwan were selected through purposive sampling (N = 119). Participants answered a self-administered questionnaire that included items related to basic demographic characteristics and questions to assess LTCRL.ResultsBased on the experts’ consensus on the procedure of the modified Delphi technique, the LTCRL assessment sale consists of 29 questions on four aspects of knowledge acquisition: the abilities to access/obtain, understand, process/appraise, and apply/use. The results revealed that higher education levels and better Chinese language proficiency are associated with higher LTCRL outcomes among home care workers.ConclusionsThe LTCRL assessment scale based on a modified Delphi technique is useful and feasible for evaluating LTCRL in home care workers who provide reablement services in Taiwan.

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