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Hospital nurses' knowledge about older patients in Turkey: a validation and comparison study
Deniz Harputlu1, Sander Kerstens2, Funda Özdemir3
1Ankara University, Faculty of Nursing, Aktaş Mahallesi, Plevne Caddesi, No:5, 06080, Ankara, Altındağ, Turkey. dharputlu@ankara.edu.tr.
BMC Nursing
|May 10, 2022
Summary
Turkish nurses show lower knowledge of geriatric care compared to Dutch nurses. The validated Knowledge about Older Patients Quiz (KOPQ-TR) highlights a need for improved nursing education in geriatrics in Turkey.
Area of Science:
- Geriatric Nursing
- Healthcare Workforce Education
- Cross-Cultural Health Studies
Background:
- Increasing geriatric population in Turkish hospitals necessitates knowledgeable geriatric nurses.
- Current readiness of the Turkish nursing workforce for this demographic shift is unknown.
- Need to assess and compare geriatric nursing knowledge levels internationally.
Purpose of the Study:
- Validate the Knowledge about Older Patients Quiz (KOPQ) in Turkish language and culture (KOPQ-TR).
- Determine the knowledge levels of Turkish hospital nurses regarding older patients.
- Compare geriatric nursing knowledge between Turkish and Dutch hospital nurses.
Main Methods:
- Translation and cultural adaptation of the KOPQ to create KOPQ-TR.
- Content validity assessment by geriatric experts and pilot testing with nurses.
- Rasch analysis for psychometric properties and comparison with Dutch nurses' data.
Main Results:
- KOPQ-TR demonstrated excellent content and construct validity.
- Rasch analysis revealed limitations in psychometric validation (Person Separation Index/Reliability).
- Turkish nurses exhibited significantly lower knowledge levels in geriatric care compared to Dutch nurses.
Conclusions:
- KOPQ-TR shows promise for Turkish healthcare settings, but further psychometric validation is recommended.
- Turkish nursing curricula inadequately address geriatric care education.
- Addressing knowledge deficits is crucial given the aging patient population and offers opportunities for international collaboration.
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