Validity of the Medication Safety Self-Assessment for Long-Term Care tool in Australian long-term care: a RAND appropriateness method study.

Poudel, RS; Burer, SJM; Williams, KA; Pont, LG

Validity of the Medication Safety Self-Assessment for Long-Term Care tool in Australian long-term care: a RAND appropriateness method study.

Poudel, RS Burer, SJM Williams, KA Pont, LG

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Citation:: Br J Clin Pharmacol, 2025
Issue Date:: 2025-05-30

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dc.contributor.author	Poudel, RS
dc.contributor.author	Burer, SJM
dc.contributor.author	Williams, KA
dc.contributor.author	Pont, LG
dc.date.accessioned	2025-07-25T02:21:45Z
dc.date.available	2025-05-15
dc.date.available	2025-07-25T02:21:45Z
dc.date.issued	2025-05-30
dc.identifier.citation	Br J Clin Pharmacol, 2025
dc.identifier.issn	0306-5251
dc.identifier.issn	1365-2125
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/188821
dc.description.abstract	AIMS: The validity of using the Canadian Medication Safety Self-Assessment for Long-Term Care (MSSA-LTC) tool in the international context is unknown. This study aims to determine the face and content validity of the Canadian MSSA-LTC tool for assessing medication safety-related processes in the Australian long-term care (LTC) setting. METHODS: A modified two-round RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method was used to assess the face and content validity of the 129 items in the Canadian MSSA-LTC tool for use in the Australian LTC setting. An expert panel of health professionals with expertise in medication management in the Australian LTC setting rated each item separately for relevance to the Australian LTC context (face validity) and importance for medication safety (content validity). Items, where there was panel agreement that the item was definitely or potentially relevant for the Australian context/important for medication safety, were considered valid for the relevant attribute. RESULTS: Nine expert panel members participated in the study. The expert panel rated 118 (91.5%) of the 129 items of the MSSA-LTC tool as acceptable relevant for the Australian LTC setting and, therefore, having face validity and all items (100%) as important for medication safety, thus having good content validity. The expert panel members were unable to agree about the relevance of nine items for use in the Australian LTC context and considered two items as not relevant for the Australian LTC context. CONCLUSIONS: The Canadian MSSA-LTC tool appears valid for measuring medication safety-related processes in Australian LTC with good face and content validity.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	WILEY
dc.relation.ispartof	Br J Clin Pharmacol
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1002/bcp.70115
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	1115 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
dc.subject.classification	Pharmacology & Pharmacy
dc.subject.classification	3214 Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences
dc.title	Validity of the Medication Safety Self-Assessment for Long-Term Care tool in Australian long-term care: a RAND appropriateness method study.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.location.activity	England
utslib.for	1115 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/UTS Groups
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/UTS Groups/UTS Ageing Research Collaborative (UARC)
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.rights.license	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0). To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.date.updated	2025-07-25T02:21:43Z
pubs.publication-status	Published online

Abstract:

AIMS: The validity of using the Canadian Medication Safety Self-Assessment for Long-Term Care (MSSA-LTC) tool in the international context is unknown. This study aims to determine the face and content validity of the Canadian MSSA-LTC tool for assessing medication safety-related processes in the Australian long-term care (LTC) setting. METHODS: A modified two-round RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method was used to assess the face and content validity of the 129 items in the Canadian MSSA-LTC tool for use in the Australian LTC setting. An expert panel of health professionals with expertise in medication management in the Australian LTC setting rated each item separately for relevance to the Australian LTC context (face validity) and importance for medication safety (content validity). Items, where there was panel agreement that the item was definitely or potentially relevant for the Australian context/important for medication safety, were considered valid for the relevant attribute. RESULTS: Nine expert panel members participated in the study. The expert panel rated 118 (91.5%) of the 129 items of the MSSA-LTC tool as acceptable relevant for the Australian LTC setting and, therefore, having face validity and all items (100%) as important for medication safety, thus having good content validity. The expert panel members were unable to agree about the relevance of nine items for use in the Australian LTC context and considered two items as not relevant for the Australian LTC context. CONCLUSIONS: The Canadian MSSA-LTC tool appears valid for measuring medication safety-related processes in Australian LTC with good face and content validity.

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