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Evaluation of a type definition for representing nursing activities within a concept-based terminologic system
S Bakken1, M S Cashen, A O'Brien
1University of California, San Francisco, USA.
Proceedings. AMIA Symposium
|November 24, 1999
Summary
This study evaluated a nursing terminology model
Area of Science:
- Nursing Informatics
- Health Terminology
- Conceptual Models
Background:
- Effective management of terminologic definitions is crucial for nursing informatics.
- A robust concept representation is needed for mapping nursing terminologies and achieving convergence within healthcare terminologies.
- A type definition is a key component for developing such a representation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate a type definition for nursing activity concepts within a terminology model.
- To determine the presence of essential properties (Delivery Mode, Activity Focus, Recipient) in nursing activity terms.
- To assess the reliability of decomposing nursing activity terms into these defined elements.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of 1039 non-redundant nursing activity terms from AIDS-related condition patient records.
- Decomposition of each term into Delivery Mode, Activity Focus, and Recipient by three independent raters.
- Calculation of inter-rater reliability using percent agreement.
Main Results:
- All terms included Delivery Mode (Explicit 82.0%, Implicit 18.0%).
- Activity Focus was present in 95.1% of terms.
- Recipient was Explicit in 19.2%, Implicit in 75.9%, and Ambiguous in 4.8% of terms.
- High inter-rater agreement (91.5%–96.2%) indicated reliable decomposition.
Conclusions:
- The evaluated type definition is a reliable component for nursing terminology models.
- Further refinement and integration of the type definition into a comprehensive nursing terminology model are recommended.
- This work supports the development of standardized nursing terminologies for improved data interoperability.
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