Development and validation of a scale to measure the care needs of Crohn's disease patients: a mixed-methods study

• Main Authors: Danlei Chen (Author), Qing Liu (Author), Zhihui Yu (Author), Ting Pan (Author), Ailing Zhang (Author), Yan Chen (Author), Fang Kong (Author), ChengLiang Ding (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Crohn's disease (CD) patients require varying levels of supportive care. In order to facilitate caregivers and nurses in precisely evaluating the caregiving requirements of these patients, we developed the CD-specific Care Needs Scale (CD-CNS). Methods This study employed a...