title: Correlation between the TISS-28 and NEMS indicators in an intensive care unit.
abstract: Cross-sectional study aimed to analyse and compare the correlation between the Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System (TISS)-28 and Nine Equivalents of Nursing Manpower Use (NEMS) indicators with a sample of 725 patients, for which data was collected from the computerized system of a university hospital. The findings of the present study well demonstrated a strong correlation between the TISS-28 and NEMS, both at the time of patient admission and discharge (0.888 and 0.885; P < 0.001), although there is a dispersion of 21% in the data and established cut-off points to discriminate with greater power the death and no death scenarios. Further research is still necessary to confirm the possibility of replacing the TISS-28 scoring instrument with NEMS.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Nutrition and Phisioterapy, Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
authors.forename: Janete
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: de Souza Urbanetto
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Travi Canabarro
authors.forename: Ana Elizabeth
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Prado Lima Figueiredo
authors.forename: Giovani
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: Raul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pereira dos Santos
authors.forename: Kátia
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stein
authors.forename: Natalia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: Pedro Celiny
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Ramos Garcia
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D064648:Critical Care Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D000078329:Workforce; D016526:Workload
keywords: indicators; intensive care units; nursing