scholarly journals Psychometric properties of the Jefferson Scale of Empathy-Health Professional Student's version: An Italian validation study with nursing students

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 483-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paola Montanari ◽  
Cristina Petrucci ◽  
Silvia Russo ◽  
Ian Murray ◽  
Valerio Dimonte ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Health Professional ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Validation Study ◽  
Italian Validation ◽  
Jefferson Scale Of Empathy

scholarly journals Empathy Levels in Albanian Health Professional Students: An Explorative Analysis Using the Jefferson Scale of Empathy

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 215824402110321
Author(s):  
Cristina Petrucci ◽  
Elona Gaxhja ◽  
Carmen La Cerra ◽  
Valeria Caponnetto ◽  
Vittorio Masotta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Professional ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Educational Strategies ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Professional Students ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Health Professional Students ◽  
Jefferson Scale Of Empathy

The study aims were to define the psychometric properties of the Albanian Jefferson Scale of Empathy–Health Professional Students’ version, compare empathy levels among Albanian Health Professional students, and explore any relationship among students’ characteristics and their empathy levels. To achieve these aims, a comparative cross-sectional study was conducted. A preliminary exploratory factor analysis was conducted to determine the factor structure of the scale, while group comparisons of empathy scores were examined using t-test and ANOVA F-test. A total of 1,240 students were enrolled in the study. Psychometric properties of the scale were confirmed. Midwifery, physiotherapy, and female students showed higher levels of empathy than other groups. Similarly, third-year students showed higher empathy than first- and second-year students. Monitoring empathy levels is fundamental to the adoption of useful educational strategies by faculties to improve empathy skills in Health Professional students and guarantee better care of patients, especially those in need of psychological support.

scholarly journals Translation and validation of the Dutch version of the health professional education in patient safety survey amongst nursing students in Belgium: A psychometric analysis

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. e0247869
Author(s):  
Jochen Bergs ◽  
Katrien Peeters ◽  
Isabel Kortleven ◽  
Sarah Creemers ◽  
Dorien Ulenaers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Health Professional ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Health Professional Education ◽  
Clinical Learning ◽  
Dutch Version ◽  
The Impact

Objectives Evaluate the psychometric properties of the Dutch version of the Health Professional Education in Patient Safety Survey (H-PEPSSDutch), an instrument used to assess self-efficacy regarding patient safety competence. Methods The H-PEPSSDutch was administered to 610 students in two Belgian nursing schools. We used confirmatory factor analysis, for both classroom and clinical learning, to examine the psychometric properties. Results The analysis of construct validity showed a good fit to the hypothesised models. Cronbach’s alpha values ranged from 0.70 to 0.87 for classroom learning and from 0.56 to 0.86 for clinical learning, indicating good reliability. Differentiating between the H-PEPSS constructs in the clinical setting showed to be complicated; hence, discriminant validity was not supported for all dimensions. Conclusions Overall, this provides us with a reliable instrument to measure self-reported patient safety competence among nursing students. Further research is needed to validate the H-PEPSS as a longitudinal monitoring tool and as a pre-and-post measurement on the impact of interventions related to patient safety in the nursing curricula.

The relationship between empathy and altruistic motivations in nursing studies: A cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Messineo ◽  
Luciano Seta ◽  
Mario Allegra
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Health Professional ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Motivational Factors ◽  
Care Process ◽  
First Year ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Jefferson Scale Of Empathy ◽  
Value Of Health

Abstract Background. According to the biopsychosocial approach and patient-centred models, efficient management of relational competences by healthcare professionals is crucial to affect a patient’s treatment and care process positively. Empathy is one of the major components of the relational skills expected of health professionals. The knowledge of the empathic ability of undergraduate healthcare students represents important information for educators in defining specific and efficient educational programs aimed at supporting or enhancing empathic competences. In this study, we measured the attitude towards the value of health professional empathy in clinical encounters of the first-year undergraduate nursing students. Motivations for a nursing education choice were also evaluated. We expected a significant association between students’ positive attitude towards the value of health professional empathy and the prosocial and altruistic motivations in choosing nursing studies. Methods. A cross-sectional study was performed on 77 first-year nursing students. The Jefferson Scale of Empathy – Health Professions Student Version was administered. The motivations for choosing nursing studies were detected through an open question.Results. Seven distinct themes, distinguishing between internal and external motivational factors, were identified through the thematic analysis of students’ answers regarding their choice for entering the nursing degree course. On the empathy scale, females gained higher scores than males. When the age was considered, this difference was shown only for younger students, with young females’ total scores being higher than that of young males. High scores of empathy were positively associated with altruistic motivational factors. A negative correlation was found between external motivational factors and the scores of the Compassionate Care subscale of the Jefferson Scale of Empathy. Conclusions. Knowing the level of nursing students’ empathy and their motivational factors for entering nursing studies is important for educators to implement training paths that enhance students’ relational attitudes and skills and promote positive motivational aspects central for this profession.

Measuring patient safety knowledge and competences as perceived by nursing students: An Italian validation study

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 209-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentina Bressan ◽  
Simone Stevanin ◽  
Giampiera Bulfone ◽  
Antonietta Zanini ◽  
Angelo Dante ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Validation Study ◽  
Italian Validation ◽  
Safety Knowledge

Assessing Social Skills in Health Professional Services

2005 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 173-181
Author(s):  
Francisco Gil ◽  
Jesús Sanz ◽  
María Paz García-Vera ◽  
José M. León ◽  
Silvia Medina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Health Professional ◽  
Aggressive Behavior ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Professional Services ◽  
Quality Of Health Services

Abstract. The quality of health services depends on the contribution of all the professionals involved in the system, including certain groups, usually forgotten and underrated, such as the health-transport technicians (HTT). With the aim of improving this group's performance, an intervention program, focusing on the development of the workers' technical and social skills, was designed in a collective of enterprises. Information about the first stage of this program, consisting of the assessment of these workers' social skills, is offered in this study. A specific questionnaire was developed: The Health-Transport Technicians Social Skills Questionnaire (HTT-SSQ), made up of three scales (assertive, passive, and aggressive behavior). It was administered to a large sample (N = 530) from the above-mentioned association. The psychometric properties of the questionnaire were analyzed, with quite satisfactory indexes of internal consistency and factor validity, and the group's deficiencies (excess or deficit) were evaluated.

Core dimensions of a burnout scale: Psychometric properties and a cross cultural validation study

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Sarbescu ◽  
Delia Virga ◽  
Coralia Sulea ◽  
Ilona van Beek ◽  
Wilmar Schaufeli
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Validation Study ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Validation

scholarly journals Psychometric Properties Of The Persian Version Of The Uncivil Behavior In Clinical Nursing Education Among Nursing Students

2019 ◽  
Vol Volume 10 ◽  
pp. 869-875
Author(s):  
Tayebeh Hasan Tehrani ◽  
Abbas Ebadi ◽  
Zahra Mokhtari ◽  
Reza Ghanei Gheshlagh
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Persian Version ◽  
Clinical Nursing ◽  
Uncivil Behavior ◽  
Clinical Nursing Education

scholarly journals The psychometric properties of five Professional Identity measures in a sample of nursing students

2013 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 608-613 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leanne S. Cowin ◽  
Maree Johnson ◽  
Ian Wilson ◽  
Kaye Borgese
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Professional Identity ◽  
Psychometric Properties

scholarly journals A Health-Related Satisfaction with Life Scale Measure for Use with Cross-National Older Adults: A Validation Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sofia von Humboldt ◽  
Isabel Leal
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Validation Study ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
Criterion Validity ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Health Related

Objectives: Literature suggests some inconsistent results in the validity and reliability of the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SwLS) in older samples. The objective was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the SwLS in a cross-cultural sample of older adults.Methods: This is a validation study to assess the psychometric properties of the SWLS in a sample of 1291 older adults 75 years of age or older, cross-culturally diverse and living in the community. A confirmatory factor analysis was performed. Item analysis and reliability, were also assessed.Results: The systematic procedure used in the SwLS validation points to a good level of psychometric properties, such as reliability, construct, criterion validity, external validity and divergent criterion validity, suggesting that the SwL is assessing a construct different from the ones evaluated by PANAS and OtLQ.Conclusion: The SwLS has demonstrated reliability, validity, and reproducibility for use in measuring health-related satisfaction with life among older adults in policy programs and interventions in community settings.

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