Development and validation of the liverpool infant bronchiolitis severity score: A research protocol

Clare van Miert*, Janice Abbott, Francine Verheoff, Steven Lane, Bernie Carter, Paul Mcnamara

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    Abstract

    Aim: To develop and validate a bronchiolitis severity scoring instrument for use by nurses and other healthcare professions. Background: Bronchiolitis is a viral lower respiratory tract infection of infancy. In industrialized countries, admission rates have increased over the last decade with up to 3% of all infants born being admitted to hospital. A small number of these hospitalized infants will require admission to critical care for either invasive or non-invasive ventilation. During the seasonal epidemic, the number of unplanned admissions to critical care with bronchiolitis substantially increases. Design: We will use a mixed methods study design. Methods: We will use scale development and psychometric methods to develop a scoring instrument and to test the instrument for content, construct and criterion validity and reliability in several different clinical locations. This study protocol has been reviewed and approved by the NHS National Research Ethics Service, January 2011. Discussion: There is an urgent need to develop a valid and reliable severity scoring instrument sensitive to clinical changes in the infant, to facilitate clinical decision-making and help standardize patient care. Furthermore, a valid and reliable scoring instrument could also be used as a proxy patient-reported outcome measure to evaluate the efficacy of clinical interventions in randomized controlled trials.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)2353-2362
    Number of pages10
    JournalJournal of Advanced Nursing
    Volume70
    Issue number10
    Early online date26 Mar 2014
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Oct 2014

    Keywords

    • Bronchiolitis
    • Child nursing
    • Midwives
    • Mixed-method design
    • Nurses
    • Nursing
    • Psychometric testing
    • Symptom management

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