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Chemotherapy administration checklist for patients receiving chemotherapy: Development and validation
Gitika Miglani1, Ashok Kumar1, Vandna Pandey1
1College of Nursing, AIIMS, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
Journal of Education and Health Promotion
|February 24, 2023
Summary
A new chemotherapy administration checklist was developed and validated for cancer patients. This tool is reliable, feasible, and easy to implement in clinical settings to improve chemotherapy delivery.
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Nursing
- Health Services Research
Background:
- Increasing cancer incidence necessitates improved chemotherapy administration.
- A standardized checklist for chemotherapy administration is currently lacking.
- This study aimed to develop a chemotherapy administration checklist for patient care.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and validate a chemotherapy administration checklist.
- To enhance the safety and efficacy of chemotherapy delivery.
Main Methods:
- Methodological research design involving five phases: literature review, focus groups, current practice assessment, item generation, validation (modified Delphi), pilot testing, and final evaluation.
- Study conducted in oncology day care and inpatient wards.
- A total of 260 patients were enrolled.
Main Results:
- The developed checklist demonstrated high content validity (CVI=0.97).
- Factor analysis identified eight components, resulting in a 26-item checklist.
- The checklist showed good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha=0.72) and excellent interrater reliability (Cohen's kappa=0.91).
Conclusions:
- The chemotherapy administration checklist is a valid and reliable tool.
- The checklist is feasible and can be easily integrated into clinical practice to improve chemotherapy administration.
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