Measuring patients' experience of nursing quality in acute hospitals: review of existing scales and development and psychometric validation of a new scale.

Objective: To provide an overview of existing instruments measuring patient-perceived quality of nursing care and to develop and psychometrically evaluate a new multidimensional scale applicable to the German acute care sector.

Design: We conducted a scale development and validation study involving the following phases: (1) performing a structured literature search to identify existing scales, (2) generating an initial pool of items using the results of the literature search and expert interviews, (3) coding/categorising the item pool, (4) organising a peer researcher workshop to select relevant items, (5) drafting the survey questionnaire and conducting cognitive pretesting, (6) pilot testing the survey questionnaire, (7) administering the survey to a large sample of hospital patients and (8) conducting a psychometric evaluation comprising exploratory factor analysis using the survey results, followed by confirmatory factor analysis and reliability and validity assessment of the resulting draft scale.

Survey Participants: 17 859 recently hospitalised patients discharged from non-intensive care in non-paediatric and non-psychiatric hospital units in Germany between May and October 2019.

[What patients judge as important regarding nursing quality: Content analysis of patients' responses to an open-ended question within an online survey].

What patients judge as important regarding nursing quality: Content analysis of patients' responses to an open-ended question within an online survey In a cross-sectional study with people insured by a health insurance company the association between the quality of care assessed by patients and nurse staffing in acute care hospitals has been investigated. A systematically developed online questionnaire registered the patients' assessments of nursing care, nursing behavior and nursing outcomes. The questionnaire included an open-ended question that was designed to supplement other important aspects where appropriate.

Effects, barriers and facilitators in predischarge home assessments to improve the transition of care from the inpatient care to home in adult patients: an integrative review.

Background: Predischarge home assessments (PDHA) aim to support safe discharge from hospital or rehabilitation. There is insufficient evidence on the effectiveness of PDHA. For adults with any diagnosis, we aimed to determine (1) the effects of PDHA on outcomes associated with the successful return to community living (e.

Staffing levels and nursing-sensitive patient outcomes: Umbrella review and qualitative study.

Objective: To derive a comprehensive list of nursing-sensitive patient outcomes (NSPOs) from published research on nurse staffing levels and from expert opinion.

Data Sources/study Setting: Published literature reviews and their primary studies analyzing the link between nurse staffing levels and NSPOs and interviews with 16 experts on nursing care.

Study Design: Umbrella review and expert interviews.

[Optimized Transition from Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation to Home Care - Current Practice and Analysis of Factors Influencing Transition].

Objective: To identify factors influencing the current transition practice and to generate aspects to improve transition.

Methods: Expert interviews and group discussions with health care professionals; a scoping review and a standardized interview with stroke patients 6 weeks after discharge via telephone.

Results: 14 expert interviews and 3 group discussions (n=18) were conducted.