ABSTRACT

Objective : The purpose of this study was to suggest preliminary information for the development of successful management indicators in a rehabilitation hospital. Method : For this purpose, 24 professional panels participated in the indicator extraction and content validity. First, 4 of the professional panels extracted preliminary indicators based on the evaluation indicators for special rehabilitation hospital accreditation, and debated the appropriate management indicators over 3 sessions. Upon a second investigation, the preliminary indicators were evaluated by 24 professional panels to extract the successful management indicators using a content validity method (Index of Content Validity). The panels then created a scale based on the indicators. Results : The results were as follows. A total of 24 indicators were extracted from 51 preliminary indicators used to measure successful management. These final 29 indicators showed a CVI of more than 80%. The 100% CVI indicators consisted of hospital costs and inpatient management, high level therapy skills, educational support, rapport with patients, and kindness. The lowest indicators were rehabilitation center for children and expensive equipment. Conclusions : The results suggest that indicators abstracted from this study might not be perfect indicators, and further studies are needed to upgrade and broaden the development of successful management indicators in rehabilitation hospitals.