title: Psychometric properties of the Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale.
abstract: The purpose of the study was to assess the psychometrics properties of the Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale (RHDS), a 23-item instrument that measures patients' perception of readiness for discharge. Data were obtained from 356 respondents from two urban tertiary medical centers (adult and children's) in the midwestern United States who were participants in a larger study of predictors and outcomes of readiness for hospital discharge. Confirmatory factor analysis, contrasted group comparisons, and predictive validity testing supported the 4-factor structure and construct validity of the instrument. Following deletion of two poorly performing items, Cronbach's alpha for the revised 21-item scale was 0.90. The RHDS can be a useful tool for measurement of readiness for discharge for clinical and research purposes.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881, USA. Marianne.weiss@marquette.edu
authors.forename: Marianne E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: Linda B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Piacentine
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015146:Midwestern United States; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*