The purpose of this study is to explore the sensitivity and responsiveness of the Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) and the Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) in measuring differences in outcomes of heart disease patients who receive different intensities of home care nursing interventions. OASIS ratings will be compared to NOC ratings for heart disease patients receiving home care across select outcome categories. OASIS and NOC data will be collected at the home care admission visit, and repeated at the home care discharge visit or after 60 days, according to whichever comes first. Nursing interventions provided will be recorded using the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC). Intervention intensity will be calculated according to the number of interventions provided for each outcome category. Sensitivity will be determined by assessing the relationship of the change in OASIS and NOC scores to the intensity of nursing interventions provided in each outcome category, when other risk factors are controlled. Severity of heart disease and presence and severity of comorbidities will be risk adjusted in the analysis. The responsiveness of OASIS and NOC in detecting clinically discernable change will be measured by evaluating the ability of each measure to predict the presence of clinical change as detected by a criterion measure.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Type
Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)
Project #
5F31NR007588-02
Application #
6529267
Study Section
National Institute of Nursing Research Initial Review Group (NRRC)
Program Officer
Armstrong, Nell
Project Start
2002-08-13
Project End
Budget Start
2002-08-13
Budget End
2003-08-12
Support Year
2
Fiscal Year
2002
Total Cost
$28,208
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Department
Type
Schools of Nursing
DUNS #
791277940
City
Ann Arbor
State
MI
Country
United States
Zip Code
48109
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Schneider, Julia Stocker; Barkauskas, Violet; Keenan, Gail (2008) Evaluating home health care nursing outcomes with OASIS and NOC. J Nurs Scholarsh 40:76-82