Table 2.
Study 1: Test retest reliability of the KAP questionnaire for individual questions.
| Question | n | Kappa | Agreement | Sig. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Please rate your agreement with the following statements Strongly Disagree; Somewhat Disagree; Neutral; Somewhat Agree; Strongly Agree |
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| 1. Nutrition is not important to every patient’s recovery in hospital + | 34 | 0.313 | 26/34 | 0.033 |
| 2. All patients should be screened for malnutrition at admission to hospital | 33 | 0.713 | 30/35 | 0.000 |
| 3. A patient’s weight should be taken at admission | 34 | 0.269 | 30/34 | 0.117 |
| 4. All staff involved in patient care can help set up the tray, open packages, etc. | 34 | 0.197 | 23/34 | 0.248 |
| 5. All staff involved in patient care can provide hands-on assistance to eat when necessary | 34 | 0.401 | 24/34 | 0.016 |
| 6. Malnutrition is a high priority at this hospital | 33 | 0.471 | 24/33 | 0.003 |
| 7. Giving malnourished patients an adequate amount of food will enhance their recovery | 33 | 0.436 | 29/33 | 0.009 |
| 8. All malnourished patients require individualized treatment by a dietitian + | 34 | 0.301 | 28/34 | 0.071 |
| 9. I have an important role in promoting a patient’s food intake | 32 | 0.463 | 23/32 | 0.004 |
| 10. Monitoring food intake is a good way to determine a patient’s nutritional status | 34 | 0.217 | 24/34 | 0.152 |
| 11. Interruptions during the meal can negatively affect patient food intake | 35 | 0.643 | 31/35 | 0.000 |
| 12. Promoting food intake to a patient is every staff member’s job | 35 | 0.340 | 25/35 | 0.043 |
| 13. Nutritional care of a patient is only the role of the dietitian + | 35 | 0.525 | 32/35 | 0.002 |
| 14. Malnourished patients who are discharged need follow up in the community | 35 | 0.525 | 32/35 | 0.002 |
| 15. A patient’s weight is not necessary at discharge + | 34 | 0.209 | 26/34 | 0.184 |
| Please rate your agreement with the following statements Strongly Disagree; Somewhat Disagree; Neutral; Somewhat Agree; Strongly Agree |
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| 1. I always know when to refer to a dietitian | 33 | 0.436 | 24/33 | 0.012 |
| 2. I know how to refer to a dietitian | 34 | 0.672 | 29/34 | 0.000 |
| 3. I know when a patient is at risk of malnutrition or is malnourished | 34 | 0.712 | 29/34 | 0.000 |
| 4. I know some strategies to support food intake at meals | 34 | 0.580 | 27/34 | 0.001 |
| 5. I need more training to better support the nutrition needs of my patients | 34 | 0.395 | 24/34 | 0.020 |
| Please rate how often you DO the following Never; Sometimes; Often; Never; N/A |
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| 1. Check the patient has all that they need to eat (e.g., dentures, glasses) | 33 | 0.816 | 30/33 | 0.000 |
| 2. Help a patient with opening food packages | 33 | 0.807 | 30/33 | 0.000 |
| 3. Assist a patient to eat if they need help | 33 | 0.637 | 27/33 | 0.000 |
| 4. If permitted, encourage a patient’s family to bring food from home for the patient | 32 | 0.808 | 29/32 | 0.000 |
| 5. Visit and check a patient during their meal time to see how well they are eating | 33 | 0.573 | 26/33 | 0.001 |
| 6. Realign my tasks so I do not interrupt a patient during their meal time | 33 | 0.518 | 25/33 | 0.002 |
| 7. At discharge of a malnourished patient, provide the patient or family with nutrition education material | 32 | 0.167 | 22/32 | 0.346 |
Note: The number of questionnaires returned is out of a possible n = 60, yet not everyone completed all questions which accounts for the discrepancy across the n values. Kappa (0.3 considered “fair”) shows reliability of the individual question. Agreement demonstrates the number of people that provided the same answer in both questionnaires. +: Reverse Coded; Sig.: Significance.