scholarly journals Development and assessment of the psychometric properties of a compassionate care questionnaire for nurses

BMC Nursing ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Banafsheh Tehranineshat ◽  
Mahnaz Rakhshan ◽  
Camellia Torabizadeh ◽  
Mohammad Fararouei ◽  
Mark Gillespie
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Factor Loading ◽  
Care Quality ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Compassionate Care ◽  
Caring Behaviors ◽  
The Face ◽  
Two Phases

Abstract Background Compassionate care is emphasized within professional ethics codes for nursing and is a key indicator of care quality. The purpose of the present study is to develop and assess the psychometric properties of a compassionate care instrument for nurses. Methods This methodological study was carried out in two phases -qualitative and quantitative-from February 2016 to October 2018. In the qualitative stage of the study, a content analysis approach was used to establish the concept of compassionate care through interviews with nurses, patients, and family caregivers. The initial draft of the questionnaire was developed based on the qualitative findings and a subsequent review of the literature. In the second phase, the psychometric properties of the questionnaire were assessed for validity and reliability. Data analysis was performed using descriptive and inferential statistics in SPSS v.16. Results From the results of the qualitative phase and review of literature, 80 items were extracted. In the quantitative phase, after evaluation of the face and content validity, 40 items were kept. After measurement of the construct validity, 28 items whose factor loading was above 0.4 were retained. Measurement of convergent validity showed a moderate correlation between the questionnaire and the nurses’ caring behaviors scale (r = 0.67, P = 0.01). The reliability of the 28-item questionnaire was tested by measuring its Cronbach’s alpha coefficient and intra-class correlation coefficient which were found to be 0.91 and 0.94 for the whole questionnaire, respectively. Conclusion The questionnaire has enough validity and reliability to be used for measuring the nurses’ compassionate care. Therefore, the instrument can be used to measure and record the quality of nursing care.

scholarly journals Development and Psychometric Properties of a Compassionate Care Questionnaire for Nurses

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Banafsheh Tehranineshat ◽  
Mahnaz Rakhshan ◽  
Camellia Torabizadeh ◽  
Mohammad Fararouei ◽  
Mark Gillespie
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Care Quality ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Compassionate Care ◽  
Caring Behaviors ◽  
Key Indicator

Abstract Background: Compassionate care is emphasized within professional ethics codes for nursing and is a key indicator of care quality. The purpose of this study was to design and assess the psychometric properties of a compassionate care instrument for nurses.Methods: This methodological study was carried out in two qualitative and quantitative phases from February 2016 to October 2018. The first phase was composed of a qualitative study using a content analysis approach to explain the concept of compassionate care through interviewing nurses, patients and family caregivers. The original draft of the questionnaire was developed using qualitative findings and a subsequent review of literature. In the second phase, the psychometric properties of the questionnaire were assessed for validity and reliability. Data analysis was performed using descriptive and inferential statistics via SPSS v.16 software.Results: According to the results of the qualitative phase and review of literature, 80 items were extracted. In the quantitative phase, face and content validity led to retaining 40 items. In construct validity, 28 items with a factor load above 0.4 were retained. Convergent validity showed a moderate correlation coefficient between the questionnaire and the nurses' caring behaviors tool (r = 0.67, P = 0.01). Reliability of the 28-item questionnaire using the calculation of the Cronbach's alpha coefficient and the intra-class correlation coefficient were reported as 0.91 and 0.94 for the whole questionnaire, respectively.Conclusion: The questionnaire had an appropriate validity and reliability for measuring nurses' compassionate care. Therefore, the instrument can be used to measure and report the quality of nursing care.

scholarly journals Design and Psychometric Properties of a Questionnaire for Assessing Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Married Adolescent Women: An Exploratory Sequential Mixed Methods Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashraf Ghiasi ◽  
Afsaneh Keramat ◽  
Farid Zayeri ◽  
Maryam Farjamfar ◽  
Katayon Vakilian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Adolescent Women ◽  
Item Questionnaire ◽  
Sequential Mixed Methods ◽  
Two Phases

Abstract BackgroundTo date, there is no valid and reliable instrument to specifically evaluate the married adolescent women's SRH needs. Hence, the aim of this study was to develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of a questionnaire for assessing Iranian married adolescent women's SRH needs. MethodsThe current exploratory sequential mixed method study was performed in two phases. In the first phase, a preliminary questionnaire was developed based on in-depth interviews with 34 married adolescent women and 4 key informants as well as a comprehensive literature review. In the second phase, validity of the questionnaire was assessed using face, content, and construct validity and reliability of the questionnaire was assessed using internal consistency and test-retest reliability.ResultsBased on qualitative content analysis and literature review, 137 items were extracted. After several modifications of the generated items, a 108-item questionnaire was prepared for the psychometric process. After checking face and content validity, 85 items remained in the study. In the exploratory factor analysis, eleven items were removed and the remaining 74 items were categorized into nine factors. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient and the Intraclass correlation coefficient were found to be 0.878 and 0.99 for whole scale, respectively.Conclusions The 74-item questionnaire has acceptable validity and reliability. Therefore, it can be used as an appropriate instrument for assessing married adolescent women's SRH needs.

The Turkish Adaptation of the Triangular Relationship Inventory: The Validity and Reliability Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 106648072110230
Author(s):  
Çiğdem Yavuz Güler
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Family System ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Tension Stress ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
The Family ◽  
Triangular Relationship

Objective: According to the family systems theory, triangulation is defined as reflecting and conveying the tension between two individuals to a third individual to reduce the existing tension, stress, and anxiety. This study was conducted to adapt the “Triangular Relationship Inventory” to Turkish and to assess psychometric properties. Method: The sample of the study included 337 individuals (234 women and 103 men) aged between 18 and 25 years. The structure validity of the inventory was evaluated with the confirmatory factor analysis and reliability was evaluated with Chronbach's alpha internal consistency coefficient, test–retest method, and item analyses. Results: The result showed that the Turkish form of the Triangular Relationship Inventory showed similar psychometric properties to the original inventory. The structure which consists of the balanced, mediator, cross-generational coalition, and scapegoat subdimensions of 24 items displayed acceptable goodness-of-fit values in the Turkish sample with the 0.91 Cronbach's alpha coefficient while the reliability values of the subdimensions changed between 0.86 and 0.91. Considering the convergent validity of the inventory, there was a negative correlation between the triangular relationship and satisfaction with life and the differentiation of self, and a significant positive correlation with depression, anxiety, and stress. Conclusion: The psychometric properties revealed in this study show that the Turkish form of the Triangular Relationship Inventory is a valid and reliable measurement tool that can be used to measure the triangulation levels and roles of the individuals, who are in the Turkish sample and between the ages of 18 and 25 years, within the family system.

scholarly journals Measuring job stress in transportation workers: psychometric properties, convergent validity and reliability of the ERI and JCQ among professional drivers

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergio A. Useche ◽  
Francisco Alonso ◽  
Boris Cendales ◽  
Luis Montoro ◽  
Javier Llamazares
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Job Stress ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Professional Drivers ◽  
Transport Workers ◽  
High Consistency

Abstract Background The accumulated evidence has shown how professional drivers are, in psychosocial terms, among the most vulnerable workforces, and how their crashes (some of them preceded by stressful working conditions) constitute both an occupational and public health concern. However, there is a clear lack of validated tools for measuring stress and other key hazardous issues affecting transport workers, and most of the existing ones, frequently generic, do not fully consider the specific features that properly describe the work environment of professional driving. This study assessed the psychometric properties, convergent validity and consistency of two measures used for researching occupational stress among professional drivers: the Siegrist’s ERI (Effort-Reward Imbalance Inventory) and Karasek’s JCQ (Job Content Questionnaire). Methods We examined the data collected from 726 Spanish professional drivers. Analyses were performed using Structural Equation Models, thus obtaining basic psychometric properties of both measures and an optimized structure for the instruments, in addition to testing their convergent validity. Results The results suggest that the abbreviated versions of ERI (10 items) and JCQ (20 items) have clear dimensional structures, high factorial weights, internal consistency and an improved fit to the task’s dynamics and hazards, commonly faced by of professional drivers; a short set of items with low psychometrical adjustment was excluded, and the root structure of the questionnaires was kept. Conclusions This study supports the value and reliability of ERI-10 and JCQ-20 for measuring job stress among professional drivers. Also, there is a high consistency between both measures of stress, even though they belong to different theoretical conceptions of the phenomenon. In practical settings, these instruments can be useful for occupational researchers and practitioners studying stress-related issues from the perspective of human factors.

scholarly journals Psychometric Evaluation of Instruments Measuring The Older Adult’s Functional Status in Indonesian

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dara Febriana ◽  
Juanita Juanita ◽  
Nurhasanah Nurhasanah
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Functional Status ◽  
Physical Performance ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Performance Test ◽  
Functional Disability ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Functional Status Questionnaire

For year research on quantifying how well individual’s function has been reported. Assessing function is particularly important in the older adults, as the prevalence of functional disability increases with age. In Indonesia, there is a lack of studies that measure the functional status of the older adults. There is even less research on evaluating the psychometric properties of an instrument. Therefore, this study aimed to compare the psychometric properties of the evidence supported functional status instrument consisting of the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), the Functional Status Questionnaire (FSQ) and the Physical Performance Test (PPT). This study using the validation design with descriptive approach. And 401 subjects aged more than 60 years old were recruited purposively from five districts in Aceh. Every instrument showed good validity and reliability and has been used either for research purposes or in clinical setting. All subjects completed the FSQ, SPBB, and FSQ assessment. Correlation between SPPB and PPT were higher than FSQ when assessed for convergent validity the FSQ had comparable correlations with the reported health status. However, relationship between SPPB, PPT and FSQ were inconsistent. The findings of this study is expected to support the psychometric properties of all three instrument for functional status assessment in Indonesian Older adults, and SPPB appear to be the best among the other instruments to use in the nursing practice.

scholarly journals Development and validation of Elder-Friendly Urban Spaces Questionnaire (EFUSQ)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Azadeh Lak ◽  
Reihaneh Reihaneh Aghamolaei ◽  
Hamid Baradaran ◽  
Phyo K Myint
Keyword(s):  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Urban Spaces ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Reliability Indices ◽  
Outdoor Spaces ◽  
Two Phases ◽  
Development And Validation

Abstract Background Considering the lack of specific measurement tools to study elders' perceptions in outdoor spaces, the study objectives were to derive and validate a questionnaire that assesses the essential features of elderly-friendly urban spaces. Methods We used closed-ended questions in two phases. In the first qualitative phase, a preliminary questionnaire was defined using grounded theory. In the second phase, the psychometric properties of the elderly-friendly urban spaces were examined through validity and reliability indices. Results The findings of the first phase led to a preliminary item extraction and questionnaire with 15 major domains based on three dimensions: place function, place preferences, and process. In the second phase, a 48-item questionnaire, based on three dimensions, in addition to personal characteristics, was introduced. Conclusions The Elderly-Friendly Urban Spaces Questionnaire (EFUSQ) can be adopted in various communities in understanding of how to create elder-friendly urban spaces to promote active aging.

scholarly journals VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OF BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL-RELATED MEASUREMENT SCALES AMONG LOW-INCOME MALAYSIAN SMOKER

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 301-314
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Urban Poor ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Factor Loading ◽  
Nicotine Addiction ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Measurement Scales

Introduction: Tobacco is the only legal product that kills a large proportion of its consumers when used as intended by its manufacturer. The effect of nicotine as a driving substance on smoking has been established for decades. Still, very little is known on how the biopsychosocial determinants relationship affects levels of nicotine addiction in smokers, especially in the urban low-income population. The study aimed to validate measurement scales related to biopsychosocial factors that will be used in the future study to evaluate biopsychosocial components that influence nicotine addiction among urban poor smokers. Methods: Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) using the principal component analysis with varimax rotation and Kaiser normalization was used to assess the factor structure. Then, the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted to assess the unidimensionality, validity, and reliability of the latent construct. Results: EFA showed extraction of factors according to their original scales with all factor loading and communality's values were above 0.5. During CFA, factor loading less than 0.6 was deleted. Convergent validity verified by computing the Average Variance Extracted (AVE) for every construct range between 0.528 – 0.801. The Fitness Indexes achieved the required level (RMSEA=0.05, CFI=0.937, Chisq/df=1.7). Meanwhile, the Discriminant Validity Index range between 0.75-0.89, which is higher than the correlation coefficient value. Internal consistency assessed from Composite Reliability range between 0.714-0.965. Conclusion: The measurement scales are valid and reliable to assess the intended constructs among low-income male smokers in the urban area.

Urdu translation and validation of clinically useful anxiety outcome scale in Pakistan: ‘an observational study’

2021 ◽  
Vol 71 (11) ◽  
pp. 2524-2530
Author(s):  
Yasmeen Wajid ◽  
Humaira Jami ◽  
Aisha Zubair ◽  
Arooj Mujeeb
Keyword(s):  
Observational Study ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Validation Study ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Separate Sample ◽  
Total Correlation ◽  
Human Sample ◽  
Two Phases ◽  
Language Equivalence ◽  
Translation And Validation

Objective: To translate and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Clinically Useful Anxiety Outcome Scale on Urdu-speaking population. Method: The observational validation study was conducted in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan, from January 2018 to December 2019 in two phases. In the first phase, the Clinically Useful Anxiety Outcome Scale was forward and backward translated, while in the second phase, the translated scale was validated on a human sample comprising subjects in clinical and nonclinical settings. Item-to-total correlation, internal consistency and test-retest reliabilities were checked with inter-group comparisons. To find out the level of language equivalence between the original and the translated versions, a separate sample of bilingual participants was raised. Data was analysed using SPSS 22. Continue

The Validity and Reliability of the Exercise Self-Efficacy Scale in a Sample of Hemodialysis Patients

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 566-578
Author(s):  
Marzieh Hatef ◽  
Hamid Sharif Nia ◽  
Christopher Boyle ◽  
Vida Shafipour
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Hemodialysis Patients ◽  
Fit Indices ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Persian Version ◽  
The Face ◽  
Convergent And Divergent Validity

Background and Purpose: In order to effectively evaluate self-efficacy, a valid and reliable instrument is clearly required. This study was conducted to assess the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Exercise Self-Efficacy Scale (ESES) in hemodialysis patients. Methods: There were 404 patients who completed the ESES. The face, content, and construct validity were evaluated. The reliability of the scale was measured using internal consistency and construct reliability. Results: Construct validity determined one factor. The total variance was calculated at 48.13%. The confirmatory factor for the goodness-of-fit indices was χ2[(27, N = 202) = 106.70]. All the indices confirmed that the final model was a good fit. The convergent and divergent validity of the scale were regarded as being acceptable. The reliability of the scale was calculated as being over 0.7. Conclusions: Considering the established acceptability of the psychometric properties of the ESES, the Persian version of the scale can be reliably used for measuring self-efficacy in hemodialysis patients.

scholarly journals The Development of the Text Evaluation Scale for Child Rights: A Study of Validity and Reliability

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 139
Author(s):  
Yusuf Söylemez
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Sample Selection ◽  
Factor Loading ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Main Study ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Child Rights ◽  
Cronbach Alpha ◽  
The Face

This study was conducted with the aim of developing The Text Evaluation Scale for Child Rights. There are fourdifferent sample chosen for the face validity, content validity and construct validity (for pilot scheme and main study)of the study. For face validity, a sample group of 3 experts chosen with the method of purposeful sampling includingthe researcher was formed. For content validity, snowball method was determined and studied with 12 experts. Forthe study of construct validity, random sampling method was performed for the sample selection in pilot studyinvolving 120 people and in main study involving 510 people.The theoretical framework of the scale was determined by means of the attempts, conventions, studies regarding thesubject basing upon the United Nations Organization Child Rights Convention and additional protocols to thisconvention. One could get minimum 40 and maximum 200 points from the five-point Likert scale which consists of28 positive and 12 negative (total 40) items. The scale has two sub-dimensions which are content and author. Thefact that Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient is high regarding the sub-dimensions of the scale (authorsub-dimension= 0,822 content sub-dimension= 0,834) shows that the items in the sub-dimensions are consistent withone another. Cronbach Alpha value for the whole of the scale was determined as 0,90 which means that the scale ishighly reliable. Besides, in the scale, there are items of which factor loading value is higher than 0,45. When validityand reliability results are examined, it can be seen that the scale could be utilized to evaluate the text in terms ofbeing suitable for the child rights.

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