Vivian Y Liu, Julie M Flahive, Elisabeth Bloch-Salisbury
{"title":"Actigraphy: An Adjunctive Method to Measure Irritability in Opioid-Exposed Newborns.","authors":"Vivian Y Liu, Julie M Flahive, Elisabeth Bloch-Salisbury","doi":"10.1891/JNM-2023-0020","DOIUrl":"10.1891/JNM-2023-0020","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background and purpose:</b> Conventional measures of withdrawal in newborns with prenatal opioid exposure (POE) rely on nursing assessments, including the subjective judgment of infant irritability. This study investigated limb movement actigraphy as a tool for providing an objective, quantifiable measure of underlying distress. <b>Methods:</b> Correlational analyses compared continuous physiological-detected movement actigraphy and clinical intervallic-scored symptomology (modified Finnegan system) obtained from a control cohort of 37 term neonates with POE studied in their crib in the newborn unit (1-8 days). <b>Results:</b> Infants spent 15% crib time in high movement activity (>100 movements/minute; index irritability) and 38% crib time in low activity (0-5 movements/minute; index calm). There was a significant positive association between actigraphy and Finnegan composite score (<i>r</i> = .28, <i>p</i> = .001) and between actigraphy and subcomponent scores (i.e., central nervous system, gastrointestinal, and metabolic-vasomotor-respiratory). <b>Conclusion:</b> Movement activity via actigraphy captures underlying distress and calm not measured by conventional assessments. Such objective, quantifiable measures can serve to promote equitable assessment and treatment of hospitalized newborns with POE.</p>","PeriodicalId":16585,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nursing measurement","volume":" ","pages":"467-476"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10746833/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9960094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ebtsam Abou Hashish, Eman Bajamal, Heba Mohamed Al Anwar Ashour
{"title":"Development and Psychometric Properties of the Brain Drain Questionnaire for Nurses.","authors":"Ebtsam Abou Hashish, Eman Bajamal, Heba Mohamed Al Anwar Ashour","doi":"10.1891/JNM-2022-0130","DOIUrl":"10.1891/JNM-2022-0130","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background and Purpose:</b> Brain drain, also known as \"human capital flight,\" refers to the migration of employees such as nurses from developing countries to wealthier countries for better living conditions. There is a dearth of literature internationally about the determinants and factors influencing nurses' brain drain using a standardized instrument. This study aimed to assess the psychometric properties of the brain drain questionnaire (BDQ). <b>Methods:</b> This methodological study was conducted with 325 Egyptian nurses who were recruited to answer the BDQ. The psychometric properties were examined. <b>Results:</b> The final BDQ contained 59 items. The coefficient α, content validity index, and intraclass correlation coefficient were 0.979, 0.88, and 0.778, respectively. Confirmatory factor analysis and convergent validity also validated the BDQ. <b>Conclusion:</b> The BDQ has acceptable reliability and validity among nurses and the potential to be clinically useful. Future cross-validation research across sectors and nations is recommended to optimize its utility.</p>","PeriodicalId":16585,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nursing measurement","volume":" ","pages":"347-358"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71424367","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Psychometric Properties of the Stellenbosch Endometriosis Quality of Life (SEQOL) Among Endometriosis Patients in the United Kingdom.","authors":"Rizwana Roomaney, Helene Mitchell","doi":"10.1891/JNM-2022-0115","DOIUrl":"10.1891/JNM-2022-0115","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background and Purpose:</b> We aimed to determine the reliability and validity of the Stellenbosch Endometriosis Quality of Life (SEQOL) among patients with endometriosis in the United Kingdom. <b>Methods:</b> We used a cross-sectional research design that featured online data collection. We administered several measures to 596 participants. Data analysis included confirmatory factor analysis, exploratory factor analysis, reliability analysis, and correlations. <b>Results:</b> The data did not fit the original eight-factor structure, but rather a six-factor structure. Six items were removed. The measure produced strong internal consistency reliabilities. The SEQOL also demonstrated promising validity, producing strong correlations with another health-related quality of life (HRQOL) measure. <b>Conclusion:</b> In summary, we conclude that the United Kingdom version of the SEQOL is a viable measure of HRQOL.</p>","PeriodicalId":16585,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nursing measurement","volume":" ","pages":"336-346"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139403235","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Li-Ting H Longcoy, Joshua Longcoy, Chun-Yi Tai, Ardith Z Doorenbos, Jason W Beckstead
{"title":"Measurement Invariance of the Hospice Quality of Life Index-14 in Lung Cancer and Nonlung Cancer Patients Admitted to Hospice.","authors":"Li-Ting H Longcoy, Joshua Longcoy, Chun-Yi Tai, Ardith Z Doorenbos, Jason W Beckstead","doi":"10.1891/JNM-2022-0110","DOIUrl":"10.1891/JNM-2022-0110","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background and Purpose:</b> Establishing measurement invariance (MI) is important in the questionnaire validation process. This study examined the MI of the Hospice Quality of Life Index-14 (HQLI-14) when comparing hospice patients with lung cancer and those with nonlung cancers. <b>Methods:</b> The HQLI-14 contains 14 items to measure multidimensional concepts of quality of life. A series of confirmatory factor analyses were performed to test configural, metric, and scalar invariance. <b>Results:</b> The MI of the HQLI-14 was supported by increasing equality constraints on item parameters between groups. Although the configural and metric invariances were both supported, one item regarding breathlessness was noninvariant between the groups with lung and nonlung cancers. <b>Conclusions:</b> The HQLI-14 shows early evidence of meeting the requirements for configural, metric, and partial scalar invariance. It may be used to make meaningful comparisons between patients with lung cancer and nonlung cancers.</p>","PeriodicalId":16585,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nursing measurement","volume":" ","pages":"371-381"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139074360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Translation and Psychometric Evaluation of the Comfort Questionnaire in a Sample of Iranian Nurses: A Methodological Study.","authors":"Zahra Tagharrobi, Leila Ghanbari-Afra, Khadijeh Sharifi, Negin Masoudi Alavi","doi":"10.1891/JNM-2023-0012","DOIUrl":"10.1891/JNM-2023-0012","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background and Purpose:</b> This study was conducted to translate the Nurses' Comfort Questionnaire (NCQ) into Persian and examine its psychometric properties. <b>Methods:</b> In this methodological study, after translation, and face and content validity of the instrument, 300 nurses were randomly selected from the various hospitals in Kashan, during 2022. The construct validity and reliability of the instrument were examined. <b>Results:</b> The extracted five factors in exploratory factor analysis were able to explain 35.7% of the total variance of the questionnaire score. Coefficient α, intraclass correlation coefficient, standard error of measurement, and the smallest measurable change of the psychometric of NCQ (P-NCQ) were calculated as .872, .899, ±4.284, and 5.737, respectively. <b>Conclusions:</b> The P-NCQ has 30 items in five subscales and can be used as a valid and reliable instrument to measure the comfort of nurses.</p>","PeriodicalId":16585,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nursing measurement","volume":" ","pages":"455-466"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139491611","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hamid Sharif-Nia, Long She, Pardis Rahmatpour, Masib Sharifi, Amir Hossein Goudarzian
{"title":"Self-Efficacy Scale Among Iranian Cardiovascular Patients: Persian Translation, Validity, and Reliability Assessment.","authors":"Hamid Sharif-Nia, Long She, Pardis Rahmatpour, Masib Sharifi, Amir Hossein Goudarzian","doi":"10.1891/JNM-2023-0001","DOIUrl":"10.1891/JNM-2023-0001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background and Purpose:</b> The purpose of this study was to translate the Sherer Self-Efficacy Scale into Persian and assess its psychometric properties among Iranian patients with cardiovascular diseases. <b>Methods:</b> This cross-sectional research design was done in 2019. The Persian version of the Self-Efficacy Scale was completed by 400 cardiovascular patients. The scale's reliability and validity (face, content, and construct) were evaluated. <b>Results:</b> A four-factor structure of the Self-Efficacy Scale explained 39.22% of the total variance. Additionally, this Scale demonstrated good construct validity on the basis of the confirmatory factor analysis's findings. The reliability of the scale was assessed and proved with coefficient α, McDonald's ω, and ICC. <b>Conclusions:</b> The Persian version of the Self-Efficacy Scale had acceptable reliability and validity. This Scale could be used by Iranian patients with cardiovascular disease to determine how effective they are at treating themselves.</p>","PeriodicalId":16585,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nursing measurement","volume":" ","pages":"404-414"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139491608","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kristin G Keller, Adetunji T Toriola, Joanne Kraenzle Schneider
{"title":"Psychometric Evaluation of the Powe Fatalism Inventory.","authors":"Kristin G Keller, Adetunji T Toriola, Joanne Kraenzle Schneider","doi":"10.1891/JNM-2023-0010","DOIUrl":"10.1891/JNM-2023-0010","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background and Purpose:</b> Powe conceptually defined \"cancer fatalism\" and developed the Powe Fatalism Inventory (PFI) to operationalize cancer fatalism. Researchers report disparate underlying factor structures, and sparse evidence supports the validity and reliability of the PFI. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the PFI. Specifically, we aimed to examine its (a) underlying dimensions, (b) internal consistency, and (c) construct validity. <b>Methods:</b> We recruited 400 post-menopausal women, 50-64 years old, for a study on mammographic breast density. Women completed the 15-item PFI and the 8-item Champion Breast Cancer Fear Scale (CBCFS). We conducted item analyses and exploratory factor analysis and evaluated different factor structures. We estimated internal consistency and conducted Pearson correlations between PFI and CBCFS scores to examine construct validity. <b>Results:</b> We found a two-factor solution. Factor 1, Predetermination, had an eigenvalue of 5.2 and explained 43% of the variance with factor loadings ranging from -0.59 to -0.83. Factor 2, Pessimism, had an eigenvalue of 4.5 and explained 15.2% of the variance with factor loadings ranging from 0.63 to 0.77. Both factors together explained 58.2% of the variance. There were no cross-loading items and no item loadings below 0.4. The two subscales both had alphas of .89. Cancer fatalism scores were positively related to fear scores (<i>r =</i>317, <i>p</i> < .001, 95% CI: 0.222, 0.406). <b>Conclusion:</b> Using PFI responses from postmenopausal women, we determined that the two-factor solution was the most parsimonious yet theoretically sound factor structure underlying the 15 items of the PFI. The subscales Predetermination (Factor 1; six items) and Pessimism (Factor 2; nine items) were internally consistent with the evidence of the construct validity.</p>","PeriodicalId":16585,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nursing measurement","volume":" ","pages":"445-454"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139417285","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Journey of Developing an Academic Grief Instrument.","authors":"Sharon R Mingo, Zane Robinson Wolf","doi":"10.1891/JNM-2024-0055","DOIUrl":"10.1891/JNM-2024-0055","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16585,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nursing measurement","volume":" ","pages":"323-324"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141766373","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Psychometric Testing of the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire for Children.","authors":"May T Dobal, Yvonne Wesley","doi":"10.1891/JNM-2022-0126","DOIUrl":"10.1891/JNM-2022-0126","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background and Purpose:</b> This study aimed to assess the validity and reliability of the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire for Children (DEBQ-C) among 6- to 8-year-old Black girls. <b>Methods:</b> Investigators of this cross-sectional online survey of 112 Black mother-daughter dyads used principal component analysis (PCA) to assess evidence of the DEBQ-C's construct validity. Pearson's product-moment correlations were also used to compare the DEBQ-C's subscale scores to an independent measure of eating behaviors. A comparison of the subscale scores between participants with favorable and unfavorable eating behaviors was used to evaluate discriminant validity. coefficient α examined the DEBQ-C's internal consistency reliability. <b>Results:</b> Principal component analysis established evidence of validity with three subscales. Significant correlations were found between the independent measure of eating behavior and the emotional (<i>r</i> = -.25, <i>p</i> = .01) and external subscales (<i>r</i> = -.31, <i>p</i> = .001). Participants increased emotional (<i>t</i> = 2.53; <i>df</i> = 76; <i>p</i> = .007) and external (<i>t</i> = 3.98; <i>df</i> = 99; <i>p</i> < .001) eating scores had unfavorable eating behavior scores. <b>Conclusions:</b> Psychometric results demonstrate questionable support for the construct validity of two of the DEBQ-C subscales (emotional and restrained eating) and the reliability of the DEBQ-C questionnaire among 6- to 8-year-old Black girls. The questionnaire's three subscales, emotional, external, and restrained eating, can be used to examine eating behaviors.</p>","PeriodicalId":16585,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nursing measurement","volume":" ","pages":"415-423"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139074361","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}