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Validating a questionnaire - prehospital preparedness for pediatric trauma patients
Karin Bölenius1, Christin Vestin1, Britt-Inger Saveman1
1Department of Nursing, Umeå University, Sweden.
Insights
A new questionnaire assesses prehospital emergency nurses' (PENs) preparedness for pediatric trauma. Results show low experience and high stress, indicating a need for improved training and support for PENs.
Area of Science:
- Emergency Medicine
- Nursing Research
- Pediatric Trauma Care
Background:
- Prehospital emergency care has advanced, with nurses providing complex care.
- Pediatric trauma patients present unique challenges for prehospital emergency nurses (PENs).
- Limited research exists on PENs' preparedness for pediatric trauma care internationally and in Sweden.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and test a questionnaire measuring self-reported preparedness of PENs.
- Focus on pediatric trauma patients in prehospital emergency settings.
- Establish a tool for research and clinical practice improvement.
Main Methods:
- Questionnaire development involved face and content validity testing (38 questions).
- Reliability was assessed using test-retest analysis on 18 questions.
- Statistical content analysis was performed on questionnaire data.
Main Results:
- Fifteen questions met reliability and validity criteria.
- Three questions did not meet stability criteria.
- Content analysis revealed limited experience with pediatric trauma and reported stress symptoms in 50% of participants.
Conclusions:
- The developed questionnaire is suitable for assessing PEN preparedness in pediatric trauma care.
- The tool can inform research and clinical practice to enhance care quality.
- Further validation of the questionnaire is recommended.
Abstract:
In recent decades, prehospital emergency care has undergone extensive development. Today, prehospital emergency nurses (PENs) are well trained and provide advanced care to patients of all ages. Caring for pediatric trauma patients is considered to be particularly demanding. However, in Sweden and internationally, there is a lack of research regarding PENs' preparedness for caring for pediatric trauma patients.
Objective:
The development and testing of a questionnaire on self-reported preparedness among PENs caring for pediatric trauma patients in a prehospital emergency setting.
Methods:
Questionnaire development included face and content validity tests resulting in 38 questions. Eighteen of these questions were analyzed by test-retest. The content of the questionnaire was statistically analyzed.
Results:
Fifteen questions were considered valid after reliability and validity tests. Three questions did not fulfill the stability criteria. The content analyses show a low degree of experience with pediatric trauma patients and half of the participants reported stress symptoms when responding to such alarms.
Conclusion:
The questionnaire assessing PENs preparedness caring for pediatric trauma patients in Sweden is considered to be suitable for research and clinical practice to improve the care of pediatric trauma patients and the health of PENs, although further testing of the questionnaire is required.
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