title: Healthcare needs scale for patients with HIV/AIDS: content validation.
abstract: The authors of this study adapted Peters' (1987) community health specifications of patients' nursing requirements so they could be applied to patients with HIV/AIDS in hospital, dedicated outpatient HIV clinic, home care, and long-term care settings. The authors then collected validity evidence on the revised specifications, developed a sample of 62 multiple-choice items, and obtained content-related validity evidence via a judgmental review panel. The results produced: (a) a set of specifications for the environmental, psychosocial, physiological, and health behaviors domains; and (b) a 44-item scale of patient characteristics related to four levels of healthcare needs.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Berk
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Poe
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Baigis-Smith
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000379:methods; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000451:nursing*; D015497:HIV-1; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000592:standards*; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis / Q000592:standards*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research