scholarly journals A Validation Study of the Korean Version of the Nurses’ Patient Education Questionnaire

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 5609
Author(s):  
Myung-Jin Jung ◽  
Young-Sook Roh
Keyword(s):  
Patient Education ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Health Care Organization ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Interdisciplinary Cooperation ◽  
Care Organization ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Korean Version

This study aimed to investigate the internal consistency reliability and construct validity of the Korean version of the Nurses’ Patient Education Questionnaire. An accurate assessment of nurses’ perceived patient education competency is required, and these needs assessment results can provide the evidence for designing a continuing education to empower and equip nurses with optimal competency for patient education. A cross-sectional study was used to which a convenience sample of 262 hemodialysis unit nurses in the Republic of Korea. In the exploratory factor analysis, the questionnaire consisted of 26 items belonging to seven factors: (1) nurse belief and knowledge; (2) documentation of patient education activities; (3) collegial teamwork; (4) educational environment; (5) interdisciplinary cooperation; (6) education foundation; and (7) health care organization, all of which accounted for 70.2% of the variance. The internal consistency reliability was 0.91 for the overall scale and each factor at 0.70 to 0.77. The questionnaire provides a valid and reliable instrument to assess nurses’ patient education competency.

scholarly journals Evaluation and comparison of pain questionnaires for clinical screening of osteoarthritis in cats

2019 ◽  
Vol 185 (24) ◽  
pp. 757-757 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Stadig ◽  
B Duncan X Lascelles ◽  
Gorel Nyman ◽  
Anna Bergh
Keyword(s):  
Physical Examination ◽  
Home Environment ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Behavioural Response ◽  
Lifestyle Changes ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Discriminatory Ability ◽  
Physical Dysfunction

BackgroundFeline osteoarthritis (OA) is a common cause of long-standing pain and physical dysfunction. Performing a physical examination of a cat is often challenging. There is a need for disease-specific questionnaires or the so-called clinical metrology instruments (CMIs) to facilitate diagnosis and evaluation of treatment of feline OA. The CMI provides the owners an assessment of the cat’s behavioural and lifestyle changes in the home environment. The purpose of the study was to evaluate readability, internal consistency, reliability and discriminatory ability of four CMIs.MethodsThis is a prospective, cross-sectional study with 142 client-owned cats. Feline OA was diagnosed based on medical history, orthopaedic examination and radiography.ResultsThe results indicate that all four instruments have sound readability, internal consistency, are reliable over time and have good discriminatory ability. Preliminary cut-off values with optimal sensitivity and specificity were suggested for each instrument. The osteoarthritic cats showed significant changes in behavioural response to pain during orthopaedic examination, compared with sound cats.ConclusionThe results indicate that all four questionnaires make an important contribution in a clinical setting, and that the cat’s behavioural response to pain during physical examination should be a parameter to take into account as a possible indication of chronic pain.

scholarly journals Conflict styles observed in doctors and nurses in health care organization

2011 ◽  
Vol 64 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 262-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Branislava Brestovacki ◽  
Dragana Milutinovic ◽  
Tomislav Cigic ◽  
Vera Grujic ◽  
Dragana Simin
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Health Care Organization ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Organization ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Conflict Styles ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Doctors And Nurses

Introduction. Health care workers often come into conflict situations while performing their daily activities. People behave differently when they come into conflicts and they are usually not aware of their own reactions. The aim of this paper was to establish the presence of conflict styles among health workers and the differences in relation to demographic characteristics (education, working experience, managerial position). Material and Methods. The research was done as a cross-sectional study and through surveys. The conflict handling questionnaire was used as the research instrument. The questionnaire contained 30 statements arranged in five dimensions of conflict styles. The sample included one hundred nurses and fifty-five doctors. Results. The research showed that accommodating was the most often used conflict style. There was no significant difference in styles of managerial and non-managerial staff, but there was a significant difference in the styles adopted by doctors and nurses. It should be noted that nurses used avoiding and accommodating conflict styles much more often. Conclusion. It is important to increase the awareness of conflict existence and the possibility of solving the problem constructively in order to achieve more efficient duty performance.

scholarly journals Translation, adaptation, and validation of the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) for use in Japan: A multicenter cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takuya Aoki ◽  
Yosuke Yamamoto ◽  
Tomoaki Nakata
Keyword(s):  
Patient Experience ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Validity Criterion ◽  
Hospital Consumer Assessment ◽  
Consumer Assessment

Objectives. The Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) is a well-established and internationally recognized scale for measuring patient experience with hospital inpatient care. This study aimed to develop a Japanese version of the HCAHPS and to examine its structural validity, criterion-related validity, and internal consistency reliability. Design. Multicenter cross-sectional study. Setting. A total of 48 hospitals in Japan. Participants. Patients aged ≥ 16 years who were discharged from the participating hospitals. Results. We translated the HCAHPS into Japanese according to the guidelines. Psychometric properties were examined using data from 6,522 patients. A confirmatory factor analysis showed excellent goodness of fit of the same factor structure as that of the original HCAHPS, with the following composites: communication with nurses, communication with doctors, responsiveness of hospital staff, hospital environment, communication about medicines, and discharge information. All hospital-level Pearson correlation coefficients between the Japanese HCAHPS composites and overall hospital rating exceeded the criteria. Results of inter-item correlations indicated adequate internal consistency reliability. Conclusions. We developed the Japanese HCAHPS, and evaluated its structural validity, criterion-related validity, and internal consistency reliability. This scale could be used for quality improvement based on the assessment of patient experience with hospital care and for health services research in Japan.

scholarly journals Development and validation of an instrument to measure physician awareness of bioethics and medical law in Oman

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed S. Al-Busaidi ◽  
Anuradha Ganesh ◽  
Samir Al-Adawi ◽  
Yahya M. Al-Farsi ◽  
Maryam K. Al-Rawahi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Ethics ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Tertiary Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Medical Law ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Physician Awareness ◽  
Development And Validation

Abstract Background A different ethos with respect to the perception of medical ethics prevails in societies in transition such as those in the Arabian Peninsula, which makes it difficult to apply international principles of bioethics in medical practice. This study aimed to develop and psychometrically test an instrument that measures physicians’ awareness of bioethics and medical law and their attitudes towards the practice of medical ethics. Additionally, it examined physician correlates influencing the awareness of bioethics. Methods Following a rigorous review of relevant literature by a panel of experts, a 13-item instrument, the Omani physicians’ bioethics and medical law awareness (OBMLA) questionnaire was developed with the aim of assessing physicians’ awareness of bioethics and medical law. The study tool’s construct validity and internal consistency reliability were examined by exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and Cronbach’s alpha. In a cross-sectional study, the questionnaire was distributed among a random sample of 200 physicians at a tertiary hospital in Muscat, Oman. Participant characteristics that may influence awareness of bioethics and medical law were explored. Results The EFA of the OBMLA questionnaire resulted in three well-loading factors: (1) Physicians’ bioethics practice subscale (2) incentive related bioethics subscale and (3) medical law awareness subscale. Internal consistency reliability ranged between Cronbach’s α: 0.73–0.8. Of the total 200 participants, 52% reported that teaching medical ethics during medical school was inadequate. The overall mean (standard deviation, SD) of the bioethics awareness score and Omani medical law awareness were 27.6 (3.5) and 10.1 (2.1) respectively. The majority of physicians (73%) reported that they frequently encountered ethical dilemmas in their practice and 24.5% endorsed the view that unethical decisions tended to occur in their practice. Conclusion The study provides an insight into the practice of bioethics, and the awareness of bioethics and medical law among physicians in a teaching hospital in Oman. The OBMLA questionnaire appears to be a valid and reliable tool to assess a physician’s awareness of bioethics and medical law. In this preliminary study, it appears that participants have suboptimal scores on the indices which measure practice and awareness of bioethics and medical law.

scholarly journals Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale Among the Iranian Public People During COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamid Sharif Nia ◽  
Pardis Rahmatpour ◽  
Erika Sivarajan Froelicher ◽  
Saeed Pahlevan Sharif ◽  
Omolhoda Kaveh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Persian Version ◽  
Two Factors

Background: Several studies indicate a high prevalence of depression around the world during the period of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using a valid instrument to capture the depression of an individual in this situation is both important and timely. The present study aims to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) among the public during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran.Method: This is a cross-sectional study that was conducted in the Iranian population (n = 600) from April to July 2020. A two-part online form was used: sociodemographic characteristics and depression items (CES-D). The construct validity and internal consistency reliability of the scale were evaluated.Result: The results of the exploratory factor analysis illustrated two factors with 43.35% of the total variance of the depression were explained. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated that this model fits well. Internal consistency reliability was evaluated, and it was acceptable.Conclusion: The findings demonstrated that, in the Iranian sample, this depression scale yielded two factors (somatic and positive affects) solutions with suitable psychometric properties.

scholarly journals Reporting Violence to a Health Care Employer: A Cross-Sectional Study

AAOHN Journal ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 53 (9) ◽  
pp. 399-406 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary J. Findorff ◽  
Patricia M. McGovern ◽  
Melanie M. Wall ◽  
Susan G. Gerberich
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Workplace Violence ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Health Care Organization ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Organization ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Work Related

The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to identify individual and employment characteristics associated with reporting workplace violence to an employer and to assess the relationship between reporting and characteristics of the violent event. Current and former employees of a Midwest health care organization responded to a specially designed mailed questionnaire. The researchers also used secondary data from the employer. Of those who experienced physical and non-physical violence at work, 57% and 40%, respectively, reported the events to their employer. Most reports were oral (86%). Women experienced more adverse symptoms, and reported violence more often than men did. Multivariate analyses by type of reporting (to supervisors or human resources personnel) were conducted for non-physical violence. Reporting work-related violence among health care workers was low and most reports were oral. Reporting varied by gender of the victim, the perpetrator, and the level of violence experienced.

scholarly journals Validation of the Perform-FES: a new fear of falling scale for hospitalized geriatric patients

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecilia Ferrer Soler ◽  
Clémence Cuvelier ◽  
Mélany Hars ◽  
François R. Herrmann ◽  
Adrienne Charpiot ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Fear Of Falling ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Functional Impairments ◽  
Geriatric Population ◽  
Cross Sectional

Abstract Background Fear of falling is highly prevalent in older adults and associated with numerous negative health events. The main objective of this study was to validate a scale to assess fear of falling, based on performance in real situation (Perform-FES), in a hospitalized geriatric population. Methods In this cross-sectional study, 55 patients (mean age: 85.3 years; 58% women) hospitalized in a geriatric hospital in Geneva (Switzerland) were enrolled. The Perform-FES scale was administered to all patients in conjunction with four other fear of falling scales. We determined the floor and ceiling effects, internal consistency, reliability, construct validity, and discriminative power of the Perform-FES scale. Results The Perform-FES scale did not demonstrate any significant floor or ceiling effect. It had a good internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.78) and an excellent reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient = 0.94). Regarding convergent validity, good correlations were shown between the score obtained on the Perform-FES scale and those obtained on other fear of falling scales. Also, the Perform-FES scale was able to discriminate patients with severe functional impairments (area under the ROC curve = 0.81) and had significantly better discriminating performance than other fear of falling scales. Conclusion Findings suggest that the Perform-FES scale has good psychometric properties and may be a relevant tool to assess fear of falling in a geriatric hospitalized population. Future research should focus in particular on assessing the sensitivity to change and the predictive value of this scale in longitudinal studies, and its validity in other populations.

scholarly journals Development and validation of an instrument to measure physician awareness of bioethics and medical law in Oman

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed S. Al-Busaidi ◽  
Anuradha Ganesh ◽  
Samir Al-Adawi ◽  
Yahya M. Al-Farsi ◽  
Maryam K. Al-Rawahi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Ethics ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Tertiary Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Medical Law ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Physician Awareness ◽  
Development And Validation

Abstract Background A different ethos with respect to perception of medical ethics prevails in societies in transition such as those in the Arabian Peninsula, which make it difficult to apply international principles of bioethics in medical practice. This study aimed to develop and psychometrically test an instrument that measures physicians’ awareness of bioethics and medical law and their attitudes towards the practice of medical ethics. Additionally, it examined physician correlates influencing awareness of bioethics.Methods Following a rigorous review of relevant literature by a panel of experts, a 13-items instrument, the Omani physicians’ bioethics and medical law awareness (OBMLA) questionnaire, was developed with the aim of assessing physicians’ awareness of bioethics and medical law. The study tool’s construct validity and internal consistency reliability were examined by exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and Cronbach's alpha. In a cross-sectional study, the questionnaire was distributed among a random sample of 200 physicians at a tertiary hospital in Muscat, Oman. Participant characteristics that may influence awareness of bioethics and medical law were explored.Results EFA of the OBMLA questionnaire resulted in three well-loading factors: (i) Physicians’ bioethics practice subscale (ii) incentive related bioethics subscale and (iii) medical law awareness subscale. Internal consistency reliability ranged between Cronbach’s α: 0.73-0.8. Of total 200 participants, 52% reported that teaching medical ethics during medical school was inadequate. The overall mean (standard deviation, SD) of bioethics awareness score and Omani medical law awareness were 27.6 (3.5) and 10.1 (2.1) respectively. Majority of physicians (73%) reported that they frequently encountered ethical dilemmas in their practice and 24.5% endorsed the view that unethical decisions tended to occur in their practice.Conclusion The study provides insight into practice of bioethics, and awareness of bioethics and medical law among physicians in a teaching hospital in Oman. The OBMLA questionnaire appears to be a valid and reliable tool to assess physician awareness of bioethics and medical law. In this preliminary study, it appears that participants have suboptimal scores of indices measuring practice and awareness of bioethics and medical law.

scholarly journals Does COVID-19 change dietary habits and lifestyle behaviours in Kuwait: a community-based cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wafaa Husain ◽  
Fatemah Ashkanani
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviours ◽  
Late Night ◽  
Main Meal

Abstract Background The coronavirus pandemic has transformed and continues to transform and affect the daily lives of communities worldwide, particularly due to the lockdown restrictions. Therefore, this study was designed to understand the changes in dietary and lifestyle behaviours that are major determinants of health during the COVID-19 outbreak. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted through an online questionnaire using a convenience sample of 415 adults living in Kuwait (age range 18–73 years). Results The rate of skipping breakfast remained consistent, with a slight increase during the pandemic. Lunch remained the main reported meal before and during COVID-19. Compared to before COVID-19, people were much more likely have a late-night snack or meal during COVID-19 (OR = 3.57 (95% CI 1.79–7.26), p < 0.001). Moreover, there was a drastic decrease in the frequency of fast-food consumption during COVID-19, up to 82% reported not consuming fast food (p < 0.001). There was a significant increase in the percentage of participants who had their main meal freshly made (OR = 59.18 (95% CI 6.55–1400.76), p = 0.001). Regarding food group patterns, no significant differences were found before and during the pandemic in terms of the weekly frequency of consumption, except in the case of fish and seafood. There were no remarkable changes in beverage consumption habits among participants before and during the pandemic, except for Americano coffee and fresh juice. Furthermore, there was a great reduction in physical activity and an increase in the amount of screen time and sedentary behaviours. A notable increase was detected in day-time sleep and a decrease in night-time sleep among participants. Conclusion In general, this study indicates some changes in daily life, including changes in some eating practices, physical activity and sleeping habits during the pandemic. It is important that the government considers the need for nutrition education programmes and campaigns, particularly during this critical period of the pandemic in Kuwait.

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