title: Test--retest reliability of the Geriatric Institutional Assessment Profile.
abstract: The Geriatric Institutional Assessment Profile (GIAP) is a self-administered survey of hospital nurses designed to assess a hospital's readiness to implement geriatric programs. The GIAP measures nurses' knowledge and attitudes toward older adults as well as the organizational attributes that support or constrain geriatric best practices. Test-retest reliability estimates of the GIAP were conducted with a sample of 166 direct care nurses in three urban, university-affiliated hospitals over a 3-week time period. Intraclass correlation coefficients of GIAP scales and subscales ranged between .82 and .92, demonstrating good to very good reliability. The GIAP is a reliable measure of organizational attributes of the hospital relevant to geriatric care.
authors.affiliation: New York University College of Nursing, New York, NY 10003-6677, USA. marie.boltz@nyu.edu
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boltz
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Capezuti
authors.forename: Hongsoo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fairchild
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Secic
mesh_terms: D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000592:standards*; D006785:Hospitals, University; D009518:New York; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000592:standards*