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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-1-31
pubmed:abstractText
The Clinical Signs and Symptoms Checklist is a tool designed to measure 12 clinical signs and symptoms of localized chronic wound infection. Since its initial development, this Checklist has been revised to include sanguineous drainage. To examine the inter-rater reliability of the revised Clinical Signs and Symptoms Checklist in diabetic foot ulcers, an observational, cross-sectional study was conducted in conjunction with a larger study examining the validity of each sign and symptom for identifying infection in diabetic foot ulcers. Two independent nurse observers assessed 64 diabetic foot ulcers in 64 patients using the Checklist. The reliability of each item was calculated using percent agreement and the Kappa coefficient. Total percent agreement ranged from 76% to 100%, and Kappa statistics ranged from .34 to 1.00. Study findings confirm that the Clinical Signs and Symptoms Checklist is a reliable tool for identifying the clinical signs and symptoms of localized infection in diabetic foot ulcers.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
N
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0889-5899
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
53
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
46-51
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17264355-Chronic Disease, pubmed-meshheading:17264355-Cross-Sectional Studies, pubmed-meshheading:17264355-Diabetic Foot, pubmed-meshheading:17264355-Documentation, pubmed-meshheading:17264355-Edema, pubmed-meshheading:17264355-Erythema, pubmed-meshheading:17264355-Exudates and Transudates, pubmed-meshheading:17264355-Female, pubmed-meshheading:17264355-Granulation Tissue, pubmed-meshheading:17264355-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17264355-Male, pubmed-meshheading:17264355-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:17264355-Nursing Assessment, pubmed-meshheading:17264355-Nursing Evaluation Research, pubmed-meshheading:17264355-Observer Variation, pubmed-meshheading:17264355-Odors, pubmed-meshheading:17264355-Pain, pubmed-meshheading:17264355-Physical Examination, pubmed-meshheading:17264355-Questionnaires, pubmed-meshheading:17264355-Suppuration, pubmed-meshheading:17264355-Wound Healing, pubmed-meshheading:17264355-Wound Infection
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
The inter-rater reliability of the Clinical Signs and Symptoms Checklist in diabetic foot ulcers.
pubmed:affiliation
Center for Research in the Implementation of Innovative Strategies in Practice (CRIISP), Iowa City VA Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa, USA. sue-gardner@uiowa.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Validation Studies