Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
INTENSIVE AND CRITICAL CARE NURSING, cilt.86, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
Background: Novice nurses often find endotracheal suctioning signs unfamiliar. The Endotracheal Suction Assessment Tool (c) (ESAT (c)) aids pediatric nurses in suctioning but lacks an adult equivalent. A valid and reliable ESAT (c) for assessing intensive care unit patients' suction needs across different populations is necessary. Aim: To test the validity and reliability of the ESAT (c) in adult ICU patients. Methods: This methodological study assessed suction needs in patients at a tertiary adult ICU of a university hospital. Two independent observers used the ESAT (c) to determine suction needs. Data from 106 suction procedures were collected using a patient characteristics form, the ESAT (c), and a suction monitoring form. The ESAT (c) includes eight respiratory and ventilation parameters and seven clinical consideration parameters. Hemodynamic and respiratory parameters were measured before, and one and five minutes after suction. Linguistic validity, content validity, and pilot testing were conducted. Interobserver agreement was evaluated, and psychometric evaluation was done using content validity index (CVI) and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). Data were analyzed with paired samples t-test and ANOVA. Results: Item CVI ranged from 0.80 to 1.00, and scale CVI was 0.96. Inter-item correlation and ICC for inter-rater reliability were both 0.933 (95 % CI = 0.903-0.954, p < 0.001 for ICC). Cohen's Kappa coefficients ranged from 0.690 to 1.000 (p < 0.001), indicating high consistency between raters for all tool items. All scale items showed near-perfect agreement except SpO2, which showed substantial agreement. Conclusion: The S-CVI was good, indicating near-perfect agreement among raters. ESAT (c) is highly reliable and valid for determining suction needs in adult intensive care patients.