Journal of nursing measurement最新文献

Background and Purpose: The number of patients in need of lifesaving organ transplants continues to exceed the number of available. One of the most critical factors influencing peoples' practices and rates of organ donation is their attitude and beliefs. This study aimed to develop and validate an instrument that evaluates peoples' attitudes and beliefs about organ donation. Methods: A cross-sectional methodological study was used to guide the development of a questionnaire after reviewing the literature. Results: The initial items (n = 45) were evaluated by 15 nonexperts pilot to verify face validity; then, content validity was established by three experts, and exploratory factorial analysis established construct validity. Afterward, internal consistency was checked using Cronbach's α analysis. Eventually, 31 items were included in the questionnaire, comprising four subscales. Conclusion: According to the results, we found that the "Public Attitudes and Beliefs about Organ Donation" questionnaire has adequate validity and reliability to assess peoples' attitudes and beliefs about organ donation.

Background and Purpose: Noncontact forehead thermometers have become increasingly widespread because of their advantages, such as rapid measurement of temperature, noninvasiveness, ease of use, and portability. The aim of the study was to compare the body temperature values measured using a noncontact forehead thermometer and a tympanic thermometer. Methods: A cross-sectional, comparative, and quasiexperimental research design was used in this study. The research population was composed of 200 adult individuals older than 18 years who were being treated at the hospital between January 2015 and March 2015. The temperature and humidity of the environment were measured with an electronic thermo-hygrometer. The body temperature of the patient was measured with both a noncontact forehead thermometer and a tympanic thermometer by the same researcher. The data were recorded in the patient information form and the patient observation form. Results: Mean body temperature values measured with a noncontact forehead thermometer and a tympanic thermometer were 36.17°C ± 0.47°C and 36.89°C ± 0.44°C, respectively. Results showed that there was no clear relationship between differences and averages, and there was conformity between the two methods. Conclusions: The mean forehead temperature is lower than the tympanic temperature, and there is conformity between the two methods.

Background and Purpose: An absence of specific and precise instruments that measure the construct of intrapersonal and interpersonal communication in nursing was verified. This study aimed to construct and validate the intrapersonal and interpersonal communication scale in nursing. Methods: A psychometric study was conducted on a sample of 360 nurses from a hospital and university center in the central region of Portugal. Reliability was assessed through internal consistency and construct validity through exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. Results: Four factors were decided upon: "self-efficacy," "empathy," "assertiveness," and "self-knowledge." Good internal consistency was obtained with Cronbach's alpha and adequate quality of adjustment indexes for the model. Conclusions: The key global indicators of the model's adjustment and reliability analysis express their quality for the Portuguese population.

Background and Purpose: The Compassionate Care Assessment Tool was designed to evaluate the compassionate care characteristics of nurses. The aim of this study was to examine the validity and reliability of the Turkish version. Methods: This study was a methodological type of study. Data were collected from 300 patients hospitalized in different services. Data were analyzed using SPSS 22.0 and LISREL 8.7. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used to analyze the data. Results: The content validity index of the scale was 0.94. Confirmatory factor analysis conducted on the Turkish form showed that all items fell within the subscales of the original scale. and that their factor loads were between 0.37 and 0.78. The Cronbach's alpha of the scale was 0.897. Conclusions: The tool is a valid and reliable tool for evaluating compassionate care given by nurses.

Background and Purpose: Diabetes-specific distress (DD) is a crucial predictor of patients' self-care, necessitating reliable screening tools. The Diabetes Distress Scale captures typical sources of patients' distress effectively. Methods: The Hungarian Diabetes Distress Scale (HDDS) was employed in two studies with 450 type 2 diabetes patients. Study 1 explored DD's link to the specific quality of life, while study 2 examined its associations with depressive symptoms, anxiety, and illness perception. We evaluated HDDS's construct validity, internal consistency, and intercorrelations. Convergent validity and discriminant validity were analyzed in the second study. Results: Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses validated HDDS's structure. Subscales exhibited strong internal consistency and correlated as expected with quality of life, anxiety, depression, illness perception, and demographic/medical data. Conclusions: The Hungarian DDS demonstrates robust psychometric properties, affirming its reliability and validity.

Background and Purpose: The Analgesic Adverse Drug Event Measure (AADEM) measures how people respond when they experience analgesic adverse drug events (ADEs). The purpose of this study was to confirm the underlying constructs of the AADEM: attributed ADE, consulted provider, sought care, and continued/discontinued analgesic. Methods: A cross-sectional instrumentation design was used. Three hundred and thirty-two adults who self-reported an analgesic ADE responded to the online AADEM. Confirmatory factor analysis and reliability testing were conducted. Results: Model fit was adequate across all indexes. Internal consistency for the full AADEM was low, while subscale internal consistency was generally acceptable probably due to three significant negative correlations and two positive correlations between the latent factors. Conclusions: The results supported the construct validity of the AADEM. Advanced practice nurses and other primary care providers can use the AADEM to investigate analgesic ADEs. Greater insight into how people respond to an analgesic ADE via the use of the AADEM may help prevent future analgesic ADEs.

Background: Surgical conscience is a concept well known to perioperative nurses, yet it is rarely studied. The purpose of this study was to develop and psychometrically validate an original instrument called the Surgical Conscience Scale with perioperative nurses. Methods: The Surgical Conscience Scale was designed after a review of the literature, the creation of a concept analysis, content validity, and pilot testing. Validity was explored by an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) with separate groups of participants. Results: EFA results explained 55% of the variance with three factors: Foundational Components, Barriers to Surgical Conscience Action, and Required Attributes. The CFA findings did not support goodness-of-fit indices in total; however, a valid and reliable subscale was discovered that measures barriers to using one's surgical conscience. This six-item scale, now referred to as the Barriers to Surgical Conscience Action Scale, had all six items of this factor (.734, .754, .806, .689, and .573) with strong loadings (>.5). Additionally, a good reliability coefficient of the subscale (α = .874) supports the recommendation to use this subscale on its own to measure barriers of surgical conscience. Conclusion: The use of the Barriers to Surgical Conscience Action Scale can promote awareness about the harmful consequences of failed action on behalf of perioperative nurses and help promote proficient surgical conscience usage.

Background and Purpose: Mirror viewing is a central concept in body image, as many feelings and thoughts about one's body originate in the mirror. The Mirror Image Comfort and Avoidance Scale (MICAS) is a self-reported instrument to assess the experiential aspects of mirror viewing. The development of this instrument is grounded in the nursing mid-range Neurocognitive Mirror Comfort and Avoidance theory. This study aimed to validate the MICAS in a general population, explore its subscales, and note demographic differences. Methods: Waltz, Strickland, and Lenz's instrument validation framework guided the process. A survey website was used to recruit adult participants (n = 205). Convergent validation was established by assessing the relationships between mirror comfort and avoidance scores and measures of anxiety, depression, stress, self-esteem, and body appreciation. Results: Validity was obtained, and the subscales were reliable. Cronbach's α score was satisfactory for comfort at .90 and avoidance at .92. Significant associations were found between mirror comfort and avoidance and all psychological variables, indicating that mirror comfort and avoidance play a role in body image and overall well-being. Conclusions: MICAS is a nurse-developed instrument designed for research purposes to enhance our understanding of mirror viewing and formulate supportive nursing interventions to improve the mirror viewing experience.

Background and Purpose: The aims of this study are as follows: to adapt and validate the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index (PES-NWI) adapted to the nursing home environment across seven Spanish-speaking countries and to cross-culturally adapt the Scale of the Nursing Work Index with nurses from seven countries. Methods: Adaptation process and psychometric validation of the instrument included translation and back-translation, content validity, test-retest reliability, internal consistency, and construct validity. Results: A total of 134 nursing homes belonging to the same religious order were randomly selected from seven Spanish-speaking countries with a sample of 378 nurses. The exploratory factor analysis explained a five-factor structure (56% of the explained variance) with adequate goodness-of-fit indices in the final factor solution. Conclusions: The validation process indicates that the Spanish language version of the PES-NWI with five factors and 31 items, for long-term care facilities for the elderly, is valid and reliable in its current version and can be used to measure the environment of nurses working in clinical practice in Spanish-speaking nursing homes.

Background and Purpose: A sound translation is complex but necessary to provide a valid patient-reported questionnaire. The aim of this study was therefore to translate, culturally adapt, and linguistically validate the 17-item Wound-Quality of Life (Wound-QoL) questionnaire from English to Norwegian. Methods: For translation and cultural adaption of the Wound-QoL, we followed the methods described by the ISPOR-The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research (formerly, the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcome Research), Messaging Application Programming Interface Research Institute, and recommendations from literature reviews. Results: Differences in the language semantics and syntax caused challenges in the translation. The cognitive debriefing interviews revealed some irrelevant items related to personal preferences. Conclusions: This study provides a questionnaire that can improve the quality of clinical care and promote research and valuable knowledge to other researchers translating the Wound-QoL and similar questionnaires.