TY - JOUR T1 - Psychometric validation of the needs assessment tool: progressive disease in interstitial lung disease JF - Thorax JO - Thorax SP - 880 LP - 883 DO - 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2017-210911 VL - 73 IS - 9 AU - Miriam J Johnson AU - Armita Jamali AU - Joy Ross AU - Caroline Fairhurst AU - Jason Boland AU - Carla Reigada AU - Simon Paul Hart AU - Gunn Grande AU - David C Currow AU - Athol U Wells AU - Sabrina Bajwah AU - Thanos Papadopoulos AU - J Martin Bland AU - Janelle Yorke Y1 - 2018/09/01 UR - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/73/9/880.abstract N2 - The inter-rater/test–retest reliability and construct validity of a palliative care needs assessment tool in interstitial lung disease (NAT:PD-ILD) were tested using NAT:PD-ILD-guided video-recorded consultations, and NAT:PD-ILD-guided consultations, and patient and carer-report outcomes (St George’s Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ)-ILD, Carer Strain Index (CSI)/Carer Support Needs Assessment Tool (CSNAT)). 11/16 items reached at least fair inter-rater agreement; 5 items reached at least moderate test–retest agreement. 4/6 patient constructs demonstrated agreement with SGRQ-I scores (Kendall’s tau-b, 0.24–20.36; P<0.05). 4/7 carer constructs agreed with the CSI/CSNAT items (kappa, 0.23–20.53). The NAT:PD-ILD is reliable and valid. Clinical effectiveness and implementation are to be evaluated. ER -