scholarly journals Development and psychometric evaluation of a scale on nursing students’ perceptions of hospital caring environment (PHCE) in China

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Cheng ◽  
Yilan Liu ◽  
Wenru Wang
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Clinical Education ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Teaching Hospitals ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Caring Environment

Abstract Background: Caring is a basic tenet of nursing and an essential trait a competent nurse. In China, nursing students spend 8-12 months on clinical rotation in hospitals after the completion of theoretical component of the program in their fourth year. The hospital then becomes the focus of nursing clinical education. However, there is no culturally-specific tool to assess nursing students’ perceptions of hospital caring environment (PHCE). The aim of this study was to develop a valid assessment tool to measure nursing students’ perceptions of hospital caring environment. Methods: A two-phase study was conducted to develop a PHCE scale and to test its psychometric properties. In phase one, the items of the PHCE scale were developed from a qualitative study, a literature review and expert validation. The second phase tested the factor structure, construct validity and reliability through a convenience sample of 383 final year nursing students recruited from two teaching hospitals in China (response rate 95.75%). Results: The final PHCE scale consists of 41 items, was internally consistent (Cronbach’s α = 0.98) and had satisfactory test-retest reliability (intra-class correlation coefficient = 0.87). The exploratory factor analysis revealed that the scale contained four subscales, accounting for 63.69% variance. Conclusions: The 41-item NSPHCE is a reliable tool to assess the Chinese nursing students’ perceptions of the hospital caring environment in China.

scholarly journals Development and psychometric evaluation of a scale on nursing students’ perceptions of hospital caring environment (PHCE) in China

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
li cheng ◽  
Yilan Liu ◽  
Wenru Wang
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Clinical Education ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Teaching Hospitals ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Caring Environment

Abstract Background : Caring is a basic tenet of nursing and an essential trait a competent nurse. In China, nursing students spend 8-12 months on clinical rotation in hospitals after the completion of theoretical component of the program in their fourth year. The hospital then becomes the focus of nursing clinical education. However, there is no culturally-specific tool to assess nursing students’ perceptions of hospital caring environment (PHCE). The aim of this study was to develop a valid assessment tool to measure nursing students’ perceptions of hospital caring environment. Methods: A two-phase study was conducted to develop a PHCE scale and to test its psychometric properties. In phase one, the items of the PHCE scale were developed from a qualitative study, a literature review and expert validation. The second phase tested the factor structure, construct validity and reliability through a convenience sample of 383 final year nursing students recruited from two teaching hospitals in China (response rate 95.75%). Results: The final PHCE scale consists of 41 items, was internally consistent (Cronbach’s α = 0.98) and had satisfactory test-retest reliability (intra-class correlation coefficient = 0.87). The exploratory factor analysis revealed that the scale contained four subscales, accounting for 63.69% variance. Conclusions: The 41-item NSPHCE is a reliable tool to assess the Chinese nursing students’ perceptions of the hospital caring environment in China.

scholarly journals Validation of Sexological Worldview

SAGE Open ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 215824401243907 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin A. Sitron ◽  
Donald A. Dyson
Keyword(s):  
Attitude Change ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Perspective Transformation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Developmental Characteristics ◽  
Definition Of

The authors originally posited that a new construct must be developed to measure the success of affective training for sexologists, particularly the Sexuality Attitudes Reassessment (SAR) modality. Couching their critique in studies that have been conducted to measure the SAR’s effectiveness as a method used to evoke perspective transformation and more sensitive and humanistic service provision, the authors argued that the development of a professional’s sexological worldview would be a more accurate construct than attitude change to measure when considering the outcomes of SAR training. This study in the United States used a two-phase qualitative approach to validate the proposed sexological worldview construct. In the first phase, they surveyed a panel of 16 sexologists regarding their original proposed definition of sexological worldview and refined it. In the second phase, they completed 30 one-on-one interviews with a convenience sample of sexologists and sexology students. Using an inductive content analysis of the interview transcripts, seven themes emerged in support of the proposed definition of sexological worldview, including its components and its developmental characteristics. The article concludes with a discussion of the implications for the use of the construct for the training of sexologists.

scholarly journals Short Assessment of Health Literacy for Portuguese-speaking Adults

2012 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 702-711 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Apolinario ◽  
Rafaela de Castro Oliveira Pereira Braga ◽  
Regina Miksian Magaldi ◽  
Alexandre Leopold Busse ◽  
Flavia Campora ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Characteristic Curve ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Inadequate Health Literacy

OBJECTIVE: To develop and validate a short health literacy assessment tool for Portuguese-speaking adults. METHODS: The Short Assessment of Health Literacy for Portuguese-speaking Adults is an assessment tool which consists of 50 items that assess an individual's ability to correctly pronounce and understand common medical terms. We evaluated the instrument's psychometric properties in a convenience sample of 226 Brazilian older adults. Construct validity was assessed by correlating the tool scores with years of schooling, self-reported literacy, and global cognitive functioning. Discrimination validity was assessed by testing the tool's accuracy in detecting inadequate health literacy, defined as failure to fully understand standard medical prescriptions. RESULTS: Moderate to high correlations were found in the assessment of construct validity (Spearman's coefficients ranging from 0.63 to 0.76). The instrument showed adequate internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha=0.93) and adequate test-retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient=0.95). The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for detection of inadequate health literacy was 0.82. A version consisting of 18 items was tested and showed similar psychometric properties. CONCLUSIONS: The instrument developed showed good validity and reliability in a sample of Brazilian older adults. It can be used in research and clinical settings for screening inadequate health literacy.

Frommelt Attitudes Toward Care of the Dying Scale Form B

2015 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 227-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiara Mastroianni ◽  
Michela Piredda ◽  
Chiara Taboga ◽  
Fiorino Mirabella ◽  
Elisabetta Marfoli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Italian Population ◽  
Life Care ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Care Of The Dying

Nurses' attitudes toward caring for dying patients have an impact on the quality of the care provided. Education can improve knowledge and attitudes toward end-of-life care. No validated tool that measures such attitudes is available for Italian nursing students. The aim of this study was to translate the Frommelt Attitudes Toward Care of the Dying Scale (FATCOD) Form B from English into Italian and to establish its validity and reliability within an Italian population of students. A two-stage design was used. Stage 1 adapted the original version of the tool and tested it for content validity through a multistep process. Stage 2 tested its psychometric properties by analyzing internal consistency, test–retest reliability, and construct validity. The convenience sample consisted of 465 nursing students from all the universities of one Italian region. Measures of stability showed a very good overall (0.87) intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). The discriminating capacity of the scale was adequate with good values of asymmetry and kurtosis for most of the items. Good internal consistency was found. The six factors derived from the factor analysis are the following: Fear/Malaise, Communication, Relationship, Care of the family, Family as Caring, and Active Care. FATCOD Form B-I is a valid, reliable, and acceptable tool for evaluation of attitudes toward end-of-life care in Italian students. It measures six specific dimensions that should be highlighted during health care student education and training.

scholarly journals Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the Person-Centred Care Assessment Tool

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. e031580
Author(s):  
Cai Le ◽  
Ke Ma ◽  
Pingfen Tang ◽  
David Edvardsson ◽  
Lina Behm ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Quality Of Healthcare ◽  
Hospital Staff ◽  
Chinese Version ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Care Assessment ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

ObjectiveThis study aims to test a Chinese cross-cultural adaptation of the English version of the Person-Centred Care Assessment Tool (P-CAT) and evaluate its psychometric properties.DesignP-CAT was translated/back-translated using established procedures before the psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version was made.SettingTwo hospitals covering urban and suburban areas of Kunming in the Yunnan province of China.Participants152 female hospital staff completed the survey.Main outcome measure(s)Construct validity and reliability, including internal consistency and test–retest reliability, were assessed among a sample of hospital staff.ResultsThe factor analysis resulted in a two-component solution that consisted of two subscales. The corrected item-total correlations for all of the items ranged from 0.14 to 0.44, with six items not meeting the cut-off level for item-total correlation (>0.3). The Chinese P-CAT demonstrated strong reliability, with a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.91–0.94 for the scales and a test–retest reliability coefficient of 0.88 for the overall scale scores. The intraclass correlation was 0.92 (95% CI 0.90 to 0.95).ConclusionP-CAT appears to be a promising measure for evaluating staff perceptions of person-centredness in Chinese hospital environments. The results show that P-CAT can be a useful tool for improving the quality of healthcare in terms of person-centred care in the Chinese context.

scholarly journals Designing and Psychometric of Reproductive Health Related Behaviors Assessment Tool in Iranian males: An Exploratory Mixed Method Study Protocol

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehrnaz Geranmayeh ◽  
Armin Zareiyan ◽  
Zahra Behboodi Moghadam ◽  
Mojgan Mirghafourvand ◽  
Foziye Sanaati
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Mixed Method Study ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Psychometric Instrument ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Male Reproductive Health

Abstract Background: Male reproductive health is a relatively new concept, and most men are neglected in reproductive health discussions. Therefore, it appears that there is insufficient information about the male reproductive health. This study aims to design a psychometric instrument for assessing the male reproductive health-related behavior.Methods/design: This is a sequential exploratory mixed-method study with a classical instrument development design. It will be conducted in two qualitative and quantitative phases on the studied units including the men living in Tehran. In the first phase, a qualitative study of a contractual content analysis approach will be conducted in order to perceive the concept of male reproductive health-related behavior, determine the dimensions of the questionnaire, and explore the items. In the second phase, a quantitative study will be carried out to evaluate the psychometric properties as well as (form, content, and construct) validity and reliability of the instrument designed in the first phase. Finally, the instrument will be scored and interpreted.Discussion: Discovering men’s perception of concept of reproductive health-related behavior can help design a valid and reliable questionnaire which can be used in studies evaluating the male reproductive health-related behavior.Ethical Code: IR.TUMS.FNM.REC.1397.157

scholarly journals Psychometric Analysis of the Professional Identity Questionnaires in Croatian Nursing Student Context

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 237796082110446
Author(s):  
Ivana Gusar ◽  
Andrea Tokić ◽  
Robert Lovrić
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Professional Identity ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Model Fit ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Cross Sectional

Introduction: The identification of nursing students with their profession, as well as gained professional competencies, are the crucial factors of the quality of their future work activities and the level of safety of the patient they are taking care of. Therefore, it is of utter importance to estimate the nursing students’ professional identity during their education. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to translate Professional Identity Five-Factor Scale and Identity questionnaire, to test their psychometric properties in Croatian practice and to identify more suitable instrument of measuring the level of nursing students' professional identity in Croatian context. Methods: Quantitative, cross-sectional two-phase study was performed. In the first phase translated questionnaires were administered to a sample of 432 nursing students. Based on the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), which revealed poor model fit, the principal component analysis was conducted. In the second phase, CFA was used to test the Croatian version of the instruments' factor structure on a sample of 222 students with different study orientations. Results: The CFA results, conducted in first phase, do not support the original version of the factor structures of the Professional Identity Five-Factor Scale and Identity models. The exploratory approach showed that the translated Professional Identity Five-Factor Scale had three factors with good psychometric properties explaining 49.35% of the variance. Translated Identity questionnaire had a two-factor structure (63.46% explained variance) with good reliability properties. In the second phase, on another heterogeneous sample of students, the described factor structure was found to have a good model fit obtained by CFA. Conclusions: According to the findings, Professional Identity Five-Factor is more appropriate for evaluating professional identity of nursing students, and Identity is probably better suited to measure professional identity among working professionals.

scholarly journals Validity and Reliability Assessment Tool of Nursing Students Professional Behavior

Jurnal NERS ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 208
Author(s):  
Fatikhu Yatuni Asmara
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Reliability Assessment ◽  
Reliability Test ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Professional Behaviour ◽  
Rater Reliability ◽  
Validity Test

Introduction: Shieffield Peer Review Assessment (SPRAT) is an instrument to assess medical student’s performance using Multi Source Feedback (MSF) method. The previous study stated that MSF with SPRAT is an effective tool assessing professional behaviour (PB) of nursing students both in clinical setting and community setting. However it needs more items to be added. Based on that explanation, it needs conducting validity and reliability test to make sure that the tool is valid and reliable. Method: There were two types of validity test used, content validity test and construct validity test as well as reliability test, namely inter-rater reliability test and item covariance test. Participants were four clinical instructors and 116 nursing students. Result: Content validity test showed that two items must be added as part of assessment item, namely diciplines and faithness. Furthermore construct validity test showed that five items were not valid since they had pearson correlation score <0.3. However the items were included as consideration of nursing students’s PB. Inter-rater reliability test and item covariance reliability test showed that the tool was reliable with score 0.460 and 0.912 respectively. Discussion: The assessment tool can be applied to assess PB of nursing students since it valid and reliable. It needs to investigate the effectiveness of the tool in difference of PB of nursing students.Keywords: validity, reliability, assessment tool of PB (professional behaviour)

Exploratory factor analysis of the Just Culture Assessment Tool for nursing education

2020 ◽  
pp. 174498712095158
Author(s):  
Danielle Walker ◽  
Lora Hromadik ◽  
Gerry Altmiller ◽  
Nina Barkell ◽  
Rebecca Toothaker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Reliability Factor ◽  
Just Culture ◽  
Vital Component

Background Just culture has been identified as a vital component of safety culture by national and international organisations. In a just culture, emphasis is not placed on blaming individuals for errors but rather on examining personal and system processes that can best support safety and prevent reoccurrence. Although those in the practice arena have worked to implement the concepts of just culture, the same is not true in nursing education, leaving nursing students lacking the pre-requisite knowledge, skills and attitudes to implement just culture in practice on graduation. Aims Assessment of this phenomena is the essential first step to align nursing education with practice in promoting just culture as a mechanism for patient safety. The purpose of this paper is to further refine the Just Culture Assessment Tool-Nursing Education through exploratory factor analysis. Methods The Just Culture Assessment Tool-Nursing Education was adapted from the Just Culture Assessment Tool, an instrument created for the practice setting. Validity and reliability were established for the Just Culture Assessment Tool-Nursing Education in a study of 800 nursing students to assess their perceptions and understanding of just culture with their nursing programmes. Using the previously conducted data, an exploratory factor analysis was conducted. Results Factor analysis supports six subscales, similar to that of the Just Culture Assessment Tool. However, individual items were loaded into different subscales. All subscales demonstrated good reliability. Factor analysis supported further refinement of two items to improve the instrument’s ability to capture data. Conclusions Perceptions of just culture differ between experienced providers and nursing students; nursing students have less experience with reporting errors. Factor analysis of Just Culture Assessment Tool-Nursing Education items demonstrated these differences, supporting modification of items by the instrument developers. An ‘if’ statement for students to consider their possible actions rather than experience was added to two items to better capture data from nursing students when completing the assessment.

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