Table 7 Discriminative construct validity for use of the G-CAP survey with interdisciplinary home health care providers
From: Development and testing of the Geriatric Care Assessment Practices (G-CAP) survey
Hypotheses about differences between groups | G-CAP item | Mean | t test value (p value) |
|---|---|---|---|
Rehabilitation therapists (OTs and PTs combined) will use measures of functional status/ activity and rest more often than nurses | Functional Independence Measure (FIM) | Therapist M = 3.4 | 4.0 (0.001) |
Nurse M = 1.0 | |||
Functional Reach Test | Therapist M = 1.6 | 2.9 (0.012) | |
Nurse M = 1.0 | |||
Nurses will use measures of skin integrity more often than rehabilitation therapists | Braden Scale for Pressure Sore Risk | Nurse M = 5.0 | 3.6 (0.002) |
Therapist M = 2.4 | |||
Rehabilitation therapists will assess mobility more often than nurses | Assessment of mobility/ balance/ ambulation | Therapist M = 6.5 | 2.3 (0.037) |
Nurse M = 5.1 | |||
Rehabilitation therapists will use measures of mobility more often than nurses | Berg Balance Scale | Therapist M = 2.5 | 3.5 (0.003) |
Nurse M = 1.1 | |||
Timed Up and Go Test (TUG) | Therapist M = 2.7 | 3.2 (0.004) | |
Nurse M = 1.0 | |||
OTs will use measures of the patient environment more often than PTs | SAFER-HOME | OTs M = 2.8 | 1.8 (0.013) |
PTs M = 1.0 |