Language validation of the air transport minimum data set: time-related terms.
BACKGROUND
Transport times, such as time of call, are an essential part of the patient record. The purpose of this study was to validate a previously proposed minimum data set of time-related terms.


METHODS
A stratified sample of 508 nurses, physicians, paramedics, pilots, and communication specialists was selected to participate in the validation survey. Subjects indicated their agreement/disagreement with the proposed terms and their definitions on a scale of 1 (low) to 3 (high). In addition, subjects indicated whether they currently collect the data elements or could do so easily. Finally, subjects said whether they were willing to release aggregate data for benchmarking purposes.


RESULTS
One-hundred-eighteen subjects (23.2%) responded to the survey with usable data. Agreement to include the terms (level 3) ranged from 71.2% to 95.8%. Agreement with the proposed definition ranged from 72.9% to 95.8%. Seventy-eight of the respondents were willing to release all the data elements.


CONCLUSIONS
Fourteen of the 19 terms are recommended for inclusion in a minimum data set for rotor-wing transport. Most persons expressed willingness to release data for benchmarking efforts.
Thompson
Cheryl Bagley
CB
University of Nebraska College of Nursing, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Schaffer
Judith
J
D017732:Air Ambulances / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D019985:Benchmarking; D032921:Consensus; D003625:Data Collection; D003710:Demography; D004282:Documentation / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D019451:Information Management / Q000592:standards; D008499:Medical Records / Q000592:standards*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D013996:Time and Motion Studies; D014589:Utah