title: A pre-training assessment tool for home dialysis (JPAT).
abstract: A tool for assessing the suitability of candidates for home dialysis (Jo-Pre-training Assessment Tool version 2.1 - JPAT) was developed, pilot-tested at one hospital and field-tested at two major teaching hospitals in Sydney. JPAT acts as a screening instrument to distinguish suitable candidates for the home dialysis programme, identifying patients with the greatest chance of learning to manage the programme. This study included an interview/test of home dialysis patients based on the Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form 36-Item Health Survey (SF-36). JPAT version 2.1 is in the form of an interview questionnaire consisting of 38 assessment items in six domains: physical stability, nutritional status, communication ability, ability to maintain self-care, psychological suitability and social support. Overall, results suggest that JPAT version 2.1 is sufficiently reliable to be used as a tool for assessing patients who suffer from end-stage renal disease (ESRD), and to identify patients most likely to succeed in a home dialysis programme.
authors.affiliation: Renal Unit, Liverpool Health service, Australia. Josephine.chow@swsahs.nsw.gov.au
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chow
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003142:Communication; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006437:Hemodialysis, Home / Q000193:education / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009517:New South Wales; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009752:Nutritional Status; D018579:Patient Selection; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology; D012944:Social Support; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*