Reliability and validity evaluation of the chinese version of the ethical sensitivity questionnaire for nursing students

Background Advances in technology and the expansion of nursing roles have led to complex ethical issues in nursing. Nursing students are the future clinical nursing workers and practitioners. The ethical sensitivity of nursing students is very important to the professional development of nursing students, which can strengthen the ethical cognition of nursing students, improve the ethical decision-making ability of nursing students, and is beneficial to the development of nursing students in the process of clinical practice and nursing education. However, there are no instruments to evaluate the ethical sensitivity of nursing students in China. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Chinese version of the Ethical Sensitivity Questionnaire for Nursing Students (ESQ-NS). Methods After obtaining the authorization of the author of the original scale, the study used the Brislin back-translation method for translation. An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were performed to examine the underlying factor structure of the translated questionnaire. The Cronbach alpha coefficient, the test-retest reliability, and the corrected item-total correlation were calculated to verify the internal consistency of the scale. Results The Chinese version of ESQ-NS retained 13 items. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) extracts four common factors, and the cumulative variance contribution rate is 62.479%. The CFA reached the adaptive standard, and the discriminant validity of the scale was good. The Cronbach alpha coefficient of this scale was 0.821, and 4 dimensions were between 0.708 and 0.738. The results of the test-retest showed that Pearson’s correlation coefficient of the overall ESQ-NS was 0.814. Corrected item-total correlation ranged from 0.337 to 0.542. Conclusions The Chinese version of the ESQ-NS has good reliability and validity, which can be used to evaluate the level of ethical sensitivity of nursing students in China.

Translation and Validation of the Comprehensive Score of Financial Toxicity for Cancer Patients Into Arabic

Background and PurposeWe aimed to translate the Comprehensive Score of Financial Toxicity (COST) questionnaire into Arabic and to evaluate its reliability and validity.MethodsWe applied the four-step translation method and conducted a pilot validation study over 179 medical oncology patients. Reliability was tested using the Cronbach alpha coefficient and test–retest stability. Validity was tested using the correlation with Functional assessment of Cancer Therapy-General score (FACT-G), factorial analysis and the content validity index.ResultsQuestionnaire showed high internal consistency and test retest reliability; Cronbach alpha coefficient was 0.77 and Pearson stability coefficient was 0.8. Convergent validity evaluation showed a statistically significant moderate correlation with the FACT-G (r = .42, p = .047). Content validly index was 0.93.ConclusionsThe Arabic version of COST questionnaire, was a valid and reliable tool that could be used in clinical practice by healthcare providers to evaluate financial toxicity in Arab speaking cancer patients.

SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE AND INTEGRITY: PILOT STUDY AMONG THE MUSLIM IPTA STUDENTS IN MALAYSIA

Spiritual intelligence is an important element towards the formation of a noble personality within a person. As university students are the nation's potential human capital, they need to have spiritual intelligence to achieve a high level of integrity. This pilot study was conducted to identify the reliability of instruments to measure the level of spiritual intelligence and understanding of integrity among Muslim IPTA students in Malaysia. This study is based on a quantitative study using digital questionnaires and the method used is random stratified sampling with a sample size of 30 Muslim students. The use of a digital questionnaire allows data to be collected and analyzed quickly. Research on previous studies was conducted to build these two variable instruments. The Cronbach alpha coefficient value of the spiritual intelligence instrument is 0.848 while the Cronbach alpha coefficient value of the integrity instrument is 0.756. Thus, the variable reliability of this instrument is acceptable. The study data were analyzed using IBM 'Statistical Package of Social Science' (SPSS) version 26 to assess the frequency, percentage, average, and correlation test. Analysis of data on spiritual intelligence was conducted using a descriptive test of frequency where a mean between 4.53 and 5.83 was obtained. These results show that the level of spiritual intelligence is high among students. Meanwhile, the integrity test was conducted using frequency test showed the majority of students understand the meaning of integrity. The results of the correlation test r = 0.138 showed a positive but weak relationship between the two variables of spiritual intelligence and integrity and P = 0.467 showed this relationship was not significant. The methodology of this study has provided empirical evidence on the current level of spiritual intelligence and understanding of integrity among the Muslim IPTA students in Malaysia.

Pengetahuan dengan Kesediaan Pelajar Program Pendidikan terhadap Kursus Keusahawanan di Universiti Utara Malaysia

Pelan Tindakan Keusahawanan IPT 2021-2025 dan Panduan Pendidikan Keusahawanan Bersepadu IPT (EIE) merupakan satu naratif baharu kepada program pembangunan keusahawanan di IPT. Kerangka strategi yang dibangunkan memberi fokus kepada pembentukan ekosistem keusahawanan yang bersinergi antara keusahawanan, akademik, industri, kerajaan dan komuniti dalam landskap sistem pendidikan tinggi negara. Justeru, amat penting kepada para pelajar di IPT didedahkan kepada ilmu pengetahuan, kemahiran dan nilai tambah dalam bidang keusahawanan dan anjakan minda daripada job seeker kepada job creator. Dengan itu, institusi pendidikan sebagai pusat pembangunan keusahawanan perlu memainkan peranan yang besar dalam memupuk persekitaran keusahawanan. Oleh itu, kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti hubungan antara Pengetahuan Keusahawanan dengan Kesediaan Pelajar program Pendidikan terhadap Kursus Keusahawanan. Pendekatan kajian kuantitatif dalam kajian ini adalah berbentuk korelasi. Populasi kajian ini adalah 148 orang pelajar Sarjana Muda Pendidikan di Universiti Utara Malaysia. Teknik persampelan bertujuan digunakan untuk memilih sampel kajian. Kajian ini menggunakan borang soal selidik yang diadaptasi dari kajian-kajian lepas. Instrumen Pengetahuan Keusahawanan mempunyai nilai pekali Cronbach alpha 0.89 dan instrumen Kesediaan Pelajar program Pendidikan terhadap Kursus Keusahawanan mempunyai nilai pekali Cronbach alpha 0.91. Data yang dikumpul dianalisis dengan menggunakan statistik deskriptif, ujian-t sampel bebas dan korelasi. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan terdapat perbezaan signifikan Kesediaan Pelajar Program Pendidikan terhadap Kursus Keusahawanan antara pelajar lelaki dan pelajar perempuan. Dapatan kajian juga menunjukkan terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara Pengetahuan Keusahawanan dengan Kesediaan Pelajar program Pendidikan terhadap Kursus Keusahawanan. Dapatan kajian ini menjelaskan bahawa pihak universiti perlu mengadakan pelbagai aktiviti keusahawanan supaya dapat meningkatkan Kesediaan Pelajar terhadap Kursus Keusahawanan. The Higher Education Institution (HEI) Entrepreneurship Action Plan 2021-2025 will focus on forming a synergistic and holistic entrepreneurial ecosystem, create high impact entrepreneurship involving various strategic parties and emphasize on innovation and technology-based entrepreneurship. Therefore, it is very important to ensure that students can be exposed to knowledge, skills and added value in the field of entrepreneurship and shift of mind from job seeker to job creator. Educational institutions as centers of entrepreneurial development need to play a major role in fostering an entrepreneurial environment. This study aims to identify the relationship between Entrepreneurial Knowledge and Education Student Readiness towards Entrepreneurship Courses. The quantitative research approach in this study is using correlational study. The population of this study is 148 Bachelor of Education students at Universiti Utara Malaysia. Purposive Sampling technique is used to select sample of the study. This study uses a questionnaire adapted from previous studies. The Entrepreneurship Knowledge Instrument has a Cronbach alpha coefficient value of 0.89 and the Education Student Readiness towards Entrepreneurship Courses has a Cronbach alpha coefficient value of 0.91. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent sample t-tests and correlations. The findings of the study show that there is a significant difference in Education Student Readiness towards Entrepreneurship Courses between male and female students. The findings of the study also show that there is a significant relationship between Entrepreneurial Knowledge and Education Student Readiness towards Entrepreneurship Courses. The findings of this study explain that the university needs to hold various entrepreneurship activities to increase the Student Readiness towards Entrepreneurship Courses.

Construct validity and internal consistency of the Brazilian version of Leisure Attitude Measurement for the elderly

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the construct validity and internal consistency of the Brazilian version of Leisure Attitude Measurement for the elderly. Method: Methodological study with a quantitative approach. The data were collected for three months through domiciliary visits to a random and representative sample of 384 elders. The internal consistency was measured through Cronbach alpha coefficient. Construct validity was evaluated through exploratory factor analysis. Factor extraction was conducted per principal components, following the Kaiser criterion, with rotation through Varimax solution. Results: The participants’ mean age was 70,9 and they were mostly women, married, living with relatives, with one to four years of education, and with an income of up to one minimum wage. The final model of the instrument has conserved three factors, under the parsimony criterion, explaining 50% of data variance, with a total of 27 items distributed across the cognitive, affective, and behavioral domains, with an overall Cronbach alpha coefficient of 0.89. Conclusion: The proposed structural model has shown construct validity and an appropriate internal consistency, explaining 50% of data variability. Its application can promote the understanding of social reality and encourage a positive attitude and elderly engagement in leisure activities.

Translation and adaptation of the Vocal Fatigue Index into Spanish

Aim: the purpose of this study was to translate and adapt the English version of the Vocal Fatigue Index (VFI) into the Spanish language. Methods: the English version of the Vocal Fatigue Index (VFI) was translated into Spanish by two bilingual speech-language pathologists, and then was back-translated into English. The Spanish VFI (o “Índice de Fatiga Vocal”, IFV) was administrated to a pilot group of 10 individuals, which revealed some small typographical and grammatical adjustments to the index. The final updated version was then administrated to 34 subjects (21 with voice disorders, and 13 without voice disorders). Internal consistency and scale reliability were analyzed using Cronbach alpha coefficient. Results: a high Cronbach alpha coefficient for the three factors (0.87) was obtained. The results of the item role in reliability of the Spanish VFI demonstrated that all of them showed a positive role according to this criterion. The results of the ANOVA indicate a statistically significant difference between groups on the three scores of the Spanish translation of the VFI. In comparison to the healthy participants, those with voice disorders obtained statistically significant higher scores for the Spanish VFI subscales. Conclusion: the present study suggests that the Spanish translation of the Vocal Fatigue Index has a good internal consistency and high reliability on each of the three factors. The results suggest that the Spanish VFI can be used reliably to identify persons with vocal fatigue and has good clinical validity.

Development and Validation of a Competency Self-Assessment Tool for The Nurse Interns

Contents: Nurse Interns need more attention to their self-confidence and self-assessment abilities. Self-assessment is an essential approach for testing their knowledge, skills, and attitudes. Aim: This study aimed to develop a competency self-assessment tool for nurse interns and test its validity and reliability. Methods: Methodological study for the development of a tool. The study was carried out at Ain-Shams University Hospitals on all 89-nurse interns in the internship year, and a jury group of 21 faculty members and 21 nurse managers for validation. The researchers developed a preliminary self-assessment tool with six selected nursing core competencies presented to the jury group for validation. Results: The finalized tool had a very high total face CVI-S (0.99). The CVI-S ranged between 0.94 for environmental safety and hazardous materials safety and 1.00 for the content validity's attitude scale. The total scale had a CVI-S as high as 0.98. The tool had excellent overall reliability with a Cronbach alpha coefficient as high as 0.901 and an intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.888. The attitude scale also had excellent reliability with a Cronbach alpha coefficient of 0.965 and an intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.964. In the application of the tool, 95.5% of the nurse interns considered their competencies adequate. In terms of grades, only 32.6% and 10.1% considered themselves having very good and excellent competencies, respectively, and 70.8% had a positive attitude toward self-assessment. Conclusion: A valid and reliable competency self-assessment tool was developed for nurse interns; it can be applied in various nursing internship programs. It could be used by the administrators of the internship programs to identify the individual learning and training needs of nurse interns. Further studies are proposed to evaluate the utility of the tool in evaluating and improving these programs.

Future teachers’ mathematics cognitive failures and their learning styles

<p>This study investigated the disparities in the mathematics cognitive failures of future mathematics teachers based on learning style inclination. As a descriptive survey study, the sample included 480 future mathematics teachers from four universities in south-west Nigeria. Two research questions were involved and two instruments were used for the collection of quantitative data for the study: Learning Style Inventory (LSI, Cronbach alpha coefficient=0.74) and the Mathematics Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (MCFQ, Cronbach alpha coefficient=0.89). The collected data were analyzed using one-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), frequency, and percentage. Results showed that future mathematics teachers in varying degrees preferred the four learning styles of convergers, divergers, accommodators, and assimilators. In addition, there was a statistically significant influence of learning style on future teachers’ mathematics cognitive failures. Thus, there were meaningful disparities in mathematics cognitive failures between accommodators and the other three types of future teachers: divergers, convergers, and assimilators. The disparity was in support of the accommodators. Succinctly, the accommodators pooled the greatest mathematics cognitive failures while the divergers recorded the least mathematics cognitive failures. In line with these study findings, it is advised that strategies that could reduce future teachers’ mathematics cognitive failures and close the gaps created by learning styles should be enacted to promote their success in mathematics learning.</p>

„Infidelitãțile“ coeficientului de fidelitate Cronbach alfa

Cronbach alpha coefficient is still commonly used in research dedicated to the development of psychologicaltests. However, there is a certain lack of understanding of the significance of real and, especially, has its limits.The article presents the fundamental postulates of classical test theory and analyzes, in this context, the mainissues affecting the calculation and interpretation of Cronbach alpha coefficient: unidimensionality, internal consistency,item number, characteristics of the data, the sampling error. Finally, are summarized recommendationsof good practices on the use and reporting Cronbach's alpha.

Model of Skills and Capabilities of the Logistics Administrator

This chapter designs a model of the skills and capabilities required of a logistics administrator. The design of the theoretical model of these skills was carried out based on six skills: management in the supply chain, information technologies, quantitative methods, finance, legislation, and soft skills. Its validation was made through the judgment of experts in the area of the supply and logistics chain. The result obtained was a Kappa value of 0.715, a good value. To validate the reliability of the measurement instrument, it was applied to 20 people working in the logistics area. The Cronbach alpha coefficient was used, obtaining a value of 0.928, which allows the reliability of the instrument to be considered excellent.