Construct validity of the Nursing Care Dependency Scale (original) (raw)

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· This paper describes the results of a study determining construct validity aspects of the Nursing Care Dependency (NCD) Scale. · This 15-item instrument has been developed recently for the assessment of the care dependency of dementia or learning-disabled inpatients.

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