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Care Dependency Scale

The Care Dependency Scale (CDS) is a comprehensive assessment tool that measures the degree of care dependency in patients by evaluating their ability to perform activities of daily living and manage their health conditions independently. Developed by Atie Dijkstra and colleagues, the CDS focuses on physical independence and social engagement, providing a quantitative measure of nursing workload and care requirements. It is particularly useful in long-term care, rehabilitation, and geriatric settings.

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Care Dependency Scale for Patient Acuity Assessment
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / nursing
  • Dijkstra, A., Buist, G., Dassen, T., & Frijlink, M. (2000). Diagnostics: The Care Dependency Scale. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 14(3), 229-234. · URL
  • Scherbaum, V., Kiesswetter, E., Brockmöller, J., et al. (2014). The Care Dependency Scale: predictive validity for adverse health outcomes in older people. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 62(9), 1691-1698. · URL
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Same method familyBarthel Indexmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Same method familyBraden Scalemachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Same method familyNorton Scalemachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Same method familyNursing-Sensitive Indicatorsmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.

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