scholarly journals Adaptation to Change Questionnaire for Nurses: Validation and New Needs in the Context of COVID-19

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 1762
Author(s):  
Ana Belén Barragán Martín ◽  
María del Mar Molero Jurado ◽  
María del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes ◽  
Azucena Santillán García ◽  
Diana Jiménez-Rodríguez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Healthcare Systems ◽  
Original Model ◽  
Adaptation Strategies ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral ◽  
Dimensional Structure ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Behavioral Factors ◽  
Emotional Component

Background: The worldwide pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus has challenged healthcare systems and the professionals who work in them. This challenge involves strong changes to which nurses have had to quickly adapt. Emotional and cognitive–behavioral factors influence the capacity for adaptation to change. Based on this model, the objective of this study was to validate the Adaptation to Change Questionnaire (ADAPTA-10) for identifying professionals in a population of nurses who have problems adapting to adverse situations such as those caused by COVID-19. Methods: This study was performed with a sample of 351 nurses. (3) Results: The ADAPTA-10 questionnaire was found to have good psychometric properties, and to be an effective, useful tool for nurses in research and clinical practice. The two-dimensional structure proposed in the original model was confirmed. Scales are also provided by sex for evaluation of adaptation to change; the highest scores on the emotional component were among nurses who had not personally encountered the virus. Conclusions: This instrument will be able to detect of the needs for adaptation to the new reality associated with COVID-19, as well as other situations in which nurses are immersed that demand adaptation strategies.

scholarly journals Design and Validation of the Adaptation to Change Questionnaire: New Realities in Times of COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (15) ◽  
pp. 5612
Author(s):  
María del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes ◽  
María del Mar Molero Jurado ◽  
África Martos Martínez ◽  
Elena Fernández-Martínez ◽  
Raquel Franco Valenzuela ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Original Model ◽  
Dimensional Structure ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Behavioral Factors ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Validity Indices ◽  
The Subject ◽  
New Situation

Emotional and cognitive-behavioral factors influence people’s adaptability to change. Based on this premise, the objective of this study was to develop, evaluate and validate the Adaptation to Change Questionnaire (ADAPTA-10) for identifying those who show poor adaptability to adverse situations, such as those caused by COVID-19. This study was carried out in a sample of 1160 adults and produced a 10-item instrument with good reliability and validity indices. It is an effective tool useful in research and in clinical practice. Calculation tables are provided for the general Spanish population and by sex to evaluate adaptability to change. The two-dimensional structure proposed in the original model was confirmed. This instrument will enable the needs for adaptation to the new reality associated with COVID-19 to be detected and also other situations in which the subject becomes immersed which demand adaptation strategies in the new situation lived in.

scholarly journals The Employee Spirituality Scale as a Measure of Employees’ Spirituality

Religions ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 72
Author(s):  
Marcin Wnuk
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Significant Positive Correlation ◽  
Intent To Leave ◽  
Dimensional Structure ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Reliable Measure ◽  
Higher Power ◽  
Good Internal Consistency ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of the study was to assess the psychometric properties of the employee spirituality scale. The employee spirituality scale was found to be a reliable measure with good internal consistency. The internal consistency of this instrument, measured with Cronbach’s α coefficient, was 0.94. Factor analysis confirmed the two-dimensional structure of this measure, the dimensions being: relationship to a Higher Power (God) and attitude towards workmates and employer. A statistically significant positive correlation was found between employee spirituality and job satisfaction, as well as age, and a negative correlation was found with their intent to leave their organization. According to expectation, the relationship to a Higher Power (God) as a religious dimension of employee spirituality was strong, positively related to religious practices and attitude towards workmates and employer, and a secular dimension of employee spirituality did not correlate with religious measures. Gender did not differentiate participants in terms of employee spirituality. The presented results provide evidence that the employee spirituality scale has good psychometric properties and is therefore recommended for use by researchers studying employee spirituality in Polish organizations.

scholarly journals Locus of Control revisited: Development of a new bi-dimensional measure

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 578 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier Suárez-Álvarez ◽  
Ignacio Pedrosa ◽  
Eduardo García-Cueto ◽  
José Muñiz
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Achievement Motivation ◽  
Measurement Instrument ◽  
Dimensional Structure ◽  
Validity Evidence ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Dimensional Measure ◽  
Considerable Controversy ◽  
New Evidence

<p>Locus of control (LOC) has a long tradition in Psychology, and various instruments have been designed for its measurement. However, the dimensionality of the construct is unclear, and still gives rise to considerable controversy. The aim of the present work is to present new evidence of validity in relation to the dimensionality of LOC. To this end, we developed a new measurement instrument with 23 items. The sample was made up of 697 Spanish participants, of whom 57.5% were women (<em>M</em>=22.43; <em>SD</em>= 9.19).<strong> </strong>The results support the bi-dimensionality of LOC: internal (α=.87) and external (α=.85). Furthermore, both subscales have shown adequate validity evidence in relation to self-efficacy, achievement motivation and optimism (<em>r</em><sub>xy</sub>&gt; .21). Statistically significant differences were found by sex (<em>p </em>&lt; .05): men scored higher in external LOC and women in internal LOC. The validity evidence supports a two-dimensional structure for the LOC, and the measurement instrument developed showed adequate psychometric properties.</p>

Three-Dimensional Structure of Cloned T3 Connector Protein at 1.6nm Resolution

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 282-283
Author(s):  
José L. Carrascosa ◽  
José M. Valpuesta ◽  
Hisao Fujisawa
Keyword(s):  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Expression Vector ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Deae Cellulose ◽  
Dna Packaging ◽  
Dimensional Structure ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Freezing And Thawing ◽  
Three Dimensional Structure ◽  
Dimensional Reconstruction

The head to tail connector of bacteriophages plays a fundamental role in the assembly of viral heads and DNA packaging. In spite of the absence of sequence homology, the structure of connectors from different viruses (T4, Ø29, T3, P22, etc) share common morphological features, that are most clearly revealed in their three-dimensional structure. We have studied the three-dimensional reconstruction of the connector protein from phage T3 (gp 8) from tilted view of two dimensional crystals obtained from this protein after cloning and purification.DNA sequences including gene 8 from phage T3 were cloned, into Bam Hl-Eco Rl sites down stream of lambda promotor PL, in the expression vector pNT45 under the control of cI857. E R204 (pNT89) cells were incubated at 42°C for 2h, harvested and resuspended in 20 mM Tris HC1 (pH 7.4), 7mM 2 mercaptoethanol, ImM EDTA. The cells were lysed by freezing and thawing in the presence of lysozyme (lmg/ml) and ligthly sonicated. The low speed supernatant was precipitated by ammonium sulfate (60% saturated) and dissolved in the original buffer to be subjected to gel nitration through Sepharose 6B, followed by phosphocellulose colum (Pll) and DEAE cellulose colum (DE52). Purified gp8 appeared at 0.3M NaCl and formed crystals when its concentration increased above 1.5 mg/ml.

scholarly journals A First-Principle Study of Monolayer Transition Metal Carbon Trichalcogenides

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Yar Khan ◽  
Yan Liu ◽  
Tao Wang ◽  
Hu Long ◽  
Miaogen Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phonon Dispersion ◽  
Magnetic Ordering ◽  
Dimensional Structure ◽  
First Principle ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Biaxial Strain ◽  
Half Metallic ◽  
First Principle Calculations ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
External Strain

AbstractMonolayer MnCX3 metal–carbon trichalcogenides have been investigated by using the first-principle calculations. The compounds show half-metallic ferromagnetic characters. Our results reveal that their electronic and magnetic properties can be altered by applying uniaxial or biaxial strain. By tuning the strength of the external strain, the electronic bandgap and magnetic ordering of the compounds change and result in a phase transition from the half-metallic to the semiconducting phase. Furthermore, the vibrational and thermodynamic stability of the two-dimensional structure has been verified by calculating the phonon dispersion and molecular dynamics. Our study paves guidance for the potential applications of these two mono-layers in the future for spintronics and straintronics devices.

A Review of Virtual Week for Prospective Memory Assessment: Clinical Implications

2009 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter G. Rendell ◽  
Julie D. Henry
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Prospective Memory ◽  
Functional Independence ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
Memory Assessment

AbstractIt is now recognised that prospective memory (PM) failures are commonly observed in clinical groups, and have important implications for functional independence. However, well-validated measures of PM have traditionally been lacking, making this construct difficult to assess in clinical practice. Rendell and Craik's (2000) Virtual Week measure was developed as an indicator of PM, and has been shown to have good psychometric properties and be sensitive to the effects of normal and abnormal adult ageing, as well as various forms of pathology. In this article, an overview of Virtual Week's characteristics is presented, and the literature relating to use of this measure in various populations reviewed. The potential implications of the development of a new computerised version of Virtual Week for clinical practice are discussed.

STM Study on Quinacridone Derivative Assemblies:  Modulation of the Two-dimensional Structure by Coadsorption with Dicarboxylic Acids

Langmuir ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 21 (16) ◽  
pp. 7225-7229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xunyu Yang ◽  
Zhongcheng Mu ◽  
Zhiqiang Wang ◽  
Xi Zhang ◽  
Jia Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dicarboxylic Acids ◽  
Dimensional Structure ◽  
Two Dimensional
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