This study aims to identify a candidate for odour assessment and evaluate the validity and reliability among wound care nurses.
MethodThe first stage used the Delphi method to obtain an agreement of candidate odour assessment. The second stage used cross-sectional to evaluate the reliability of selected odour assessment among wound care nurses.
ResultsThe Delphi study recommends the usage of odour assessment scoring tools in clinical practice. The concurrent validity of odour assessment scoring tool based on bacterial burden (p=0.042) with (r=0.43). Interrater Reliability Test by Cronbach alpha confirmed robust correlation (r=0.91), of the odour assessment scoring tools between rater A and rater B.
ConclusionThe odour assessment scoring tools are valid and reliable to be applied.