We found a match
Your institution may have rights to this item. Sign in to continue.
- Title
Interrater reliability and concurrent validity of oral/dental items in the resident assessment instrument minimum data set 2.0.
- Authors
Jockusch, Julia; Hopfenmüller, Werner; Sobotta, Bernhard A. J.; Nitschke, Ina
- Abstract
<bold>Objective: </bold>To examine interrater reliability and concurrent validity of oral/dental items in the Resident Assessment Instrument Minimum Data Set (RAI-MDS) 2.0.<bold>Background: </bold>RAI-MDS is a standardised instrument used in nursing to determine health status and nursing needs. The extent to which oral/dental items in the RAI-MDS describe dental treatment needs concerning oral health has been questioned.<bold>Materials and Methods: </bold>This study evaluated the interrater reliability (dentist vs. nurse) and validity of oral/dental items in the Swiss version of RAI-MDS 2.0 (areas: K-nutritional status, L-oral/dental status) using professional oral examinations as a benchmark. Data of 168 residents of five long-term care facilities in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland, were collected within 1 year between October 2017 and December 2018. The statistical evaluation used descriptive statistics and Cohen's kappa (95% CI).<bold>Results: </bold>RAI-MDS items K1a, chewing (κ 0.098, 95% CI: 0.004-0.19); K1c, pain (κ 0.039, 95% CI: -0.03 to 0.11); L1a, debris (κ 0.117, 95% CI: 0.02-0.21); L1c, dental status (κ 0.229, 95% CI: 0.12-0.34); L1d, dental disease (κ 0.129, 95% CI: 0.02-0.24); L1e, periodontal diseases (κ -0.005, 95% CI: -0.07 to -0.03); and L1f, daily cleaning (κ -0.031, 95% CI: -0.05 to -0.01) showed weak or no agreement, whereas L1b, denture status (κ 0.634, 95% CI: 0.52-0.75), showed substantial agreement.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>Oral/dental items in RAI-MDS lack reliability and validity. Recognition of oral health situation/treatment needs by nursing staff does not seem to be possible with the current version of this tool.
- Subjects
ZURICH (Switzerland); INTER-observer reliability; TEST validity; COHEN'S kappa coefficient (Statistics); LONG-term care facilities; DENTAL care; NUTRITIONISTS; DENTAL personnel; RESEARCH evaluation; ORAL health; HEALTH status indicators; NURSING care facilities; NUTRITIONAL status
- Publication
Gerodontology, 2021, Vol 38, Issue 1, p66
- ISSN
0734-0664
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1111/ger.12493