@article{ref1,
title="Reliability and validity of the NDNQI® Injury Falls Measure",
journal="Western journal of nursing research",
year="2014",
author="Garrard, Lili and Boyle, Diane K. and Simon, Michael and Dunton, Nancy and Gajewski, Byron",
volume="38",
number="1",
pages="111-128",
abstract="Although remarkable efforts have been made to improve patient fall reporting through the utilization of standardized definitions, injury falls reporting has rarely been examined. This study used an overall intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) estimate and factor analysis to assess the reliability and validity of the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators® (NDNQI®) falls with injury measure. Data were collected from an online Fall Injury Level Survey that was administered to 1,159 NDNQI site coordinators (39.7% response rate; 91% registered nurses [RNs]). Estimated overall ICC was.85. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) with a Promax rotation (root mean square error of approximation [RMSEA] = 0.053) identified three latent factors: No Injury, Minor Injury, and Moderate/Major Injuries. Final confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) assessment (comparative fit index [CFI] = 0.914, Tucker Lewis Index [TLI] = 0.910, RMSEA = 0.048) confirmed an acceptable model fit. <br><br>RESULTS provided strong evidence that the NDNQI falls with injury measure is reliable and valid in supporting hospitals' fall prevention efforts and future injurious falls research.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0193-9459",
doi="10.1177/0193945914542851",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0193945914542851"
}