The Usability of the Preliminary ICF Core Set for Hospitalized Patients After a Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation From the Perspective of Nurses: A Feasibility Study.
Hillegonda A Stallinga, Janita Bakker, Sylvia J Haan and 5 others
PMID 36188804WHAT IT FOUND
Nurses found a new checklist of daily-life issues useful for talking with stem cell transplant patients.
They said it helped spot problems early and improved team communication, but admitted it took extra time and needed training.
Key findings
01All categories in the preliminary core set were found relevant by nurses, though some were more useful at certain times or places.
02The core set helped nurses anticipate problems, such as clarifying a patient's wish to die at home, and improved communication with doctors.
03Implementation was difficult due to time pressures and staff shortages, requiring management support and training to work.
STILL TO COME
How it was doneWhat they found
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What it does not show
The study only included nurses from one hospital, so results may not apply elsewhere. Patients did not report their own experiences; nurses spoke for them. The sample size was very small, with only 24 patients. The app had technical issues that made recording data difficult.
Declared interests
The authors declared no commercial or financial conflicts of interest.
The easy way to misread this
Do not assume this checklist is ready for general use. It was tested by only ten nurses in one hospital, and they noted it required significant training and time that most busy units cannot spare.