The evaluation of an instrument for pediatric oncology patient classification
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2012-08-01
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de Andrade, Sandra [UNESP]
Serrano, Sérgio Vicente
Nascimento, Maria Salete de A.
Peres, Stela Verzinhasse
da Costa, Allini Mafra
de Lima, Regina Aparecida Garcia
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The objectives of this study were to assess the interrater reproducibility of the instrument to classify pediatric patients with cancer; verify the adequacy of the patient classification instrument for pediatric patients with cancer; and make a proposal for changing the instrument, thus allowing for the necessary adjustments for pediatric oncology patients. A total of 34 pediatric inpatients of a Cancer Hospital were evaluated by the teams of physicians, nurses and nursing technicians. The Kappa coefficient was used to rate the agreement between the scores, which revealed a moderate to high value in the objective classifications, and a low value in the subjective. In conclusion, the instrument is reliable and reproducible, however, it is suggested that to classify pediatric oncology patients, some items should be complemented in order to reach an outcome that is more compatible with the reality of this specific population.
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Child, Classification, Neoplasms, Pediatric nursing, adolescent, child, classification, cross-sectional study, evaluation, female, human, infant, male, neoplasm, patient, pediatrics, preschool child, Adolescent, Child, Preschool, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Infant, Male, Patients, Pediatrics
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Revista da Escola de Enfermagem, v. 46, n. 4, p. 816-821, 2012.