{"title":"Harnessing Psychometric Tools to Uproot Racism and Build Equity in Nursing.","authors":"Arica Brandford, Anita Fernander, Mary Kay Rayens","doi":"10.1891/JNM-2024-0019","DOIUrl":"10.1891/JNM-2024-0019","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16585,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nursing measurement","volume":"32 2","pages":"155-156"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141427018","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":"Comparison of Four Tests for Preterm Birth Prediction in Symptomatic Singleton Women: A Prospective Cohort Study.","authors":"Maryam Najjarzadeh, Sakineh Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi, Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi, Shamsi Abbasalizadeh, Mojgan Mirghafourvand","doi":"10.1891/JNM-2022-0054","DOIUrl":"10.1891/JNM-2022-0054","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background and Purpose:</b> It is challenging to predict preterm births accurately. We sought to compare the diagnostic performance of cervical length in predicting preterm birth to those of contraction recording in cardiotocography (CTG), cervical funneling, and Bishop score. <b>Methods:</b> A total of 371 women with singleton pregnancies and threatened preterm labor admitted to tertiary hospitals of northwestern Iran were included in this prospective cohort study and followed up until childbirth. Transvaginal ultrasound was utilized to assess the cervical length and funneling. Also, a CTG test and digital vaginal examination were performed. The data of 218 women were analyzed in the STATA software. The sensitivity and other diagnostic performances, and 95% confidence intervals, were reported. <b>Results:</b> The CTG uterine contraction recording had the highest sensitivity for predicting birth within the next 2 days, whereas a Bishop score ≥6 revealed the highest specificity, positive predictive value, and positive likelihood ratio. Inadequate cervical length for gestational age exhibited a high negative predictive value and the lowest negative likelihood ratio. <b>Conclusion:</b> The cervical length test has good diagnostic and prognostic performance among the four tests for preterm birth. Cervical funneling and CTG tests have poor predictive value, whereas the Bishop score has a superior diagnostic performance to the other tests.</p>","PeriodicalId":16585,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nursing measurement","volume":" ","pages":"194-205"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9733012","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":"Face Validity, Content Validity, and Psychometric Testing of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture Among Undergraduate Nursing Students.","authors":"Daniela Bartoníčková, Dominika Kohanová, Katarína Žiaková, Ewelina Kolarczyk, Kateřina Langová","doi":"10.1891/JNM-2022-0075","DOIUrl":"10.1891/JNM-2022-0075","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background and Purpose:</b> Nursing students have an essential role in patient safety. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the face validity, content validity, and psychometric properties of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture for Nursing Students (HSOPS-NS). <b>Methods:</b> The cross-sectional study was carried out between January and October 2021. The participants were undergraduate nursing students (<i>N</i> = 482) from 16 Czech nursing faculties. <b>Results:</b> Exploratory factor analysis revealed an 8-factor structure, which was verified by confirmatory factor analysis using the optimization process that results in adequate goodness-of-fit indices (root mean squared error approximation = .037; standardized root mean squared residuals = .056; comparative fit index = .935; Tucker-Lewis index = .926; incremental fit index = .936). The internal consistency of a new model was excellent (α = .914). <b>Conclusion:</b> The results indicate that the HSOPS-NS shows evidence of reliability and validity and is a valuable measure of safety culture as perceived by nursing students.</p>","PeriodicalId":16585,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nursing measurement","volume":" ","pages":"279-290"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10050797","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":"Adaptation of the Workflow Integration Survey to Turkey: A Validity and Reliability Study.","authors":"Meltem Özduyan Kılıç, Fatoş Korkmaz","doi":"10.1891/JNM-2022-0025","DOIUrl":"10.1891/JNM-2022-0025","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background and Purpose:</b> Electronic health record systems (EHRSs) are widely used to record patients' data and should be compatible with nurses' workflow. The purpose of this study was to adapt the Workflow Integration Survey (WIS) to the Turkish language and examine the reliability and validity measures of the Turkish version of the scale. <b>Methods:</b> In this methodological study, data were collected between December 2019 and February 2020 from 120 nurses. This study included the following phases: translation and evaluation of the content validity; explanatory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and reliability analysis. The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was used for the test-retest reliability with 30 nurses. <b>Results:</b> The results of CFA revealed a two factors' structure, and these two factors explained 50.57% of the total variance. This was confirmed (χ<sup>2</sup>/<i>df</i> = 1.673, goodness-of-fit index = 0.948, incremental fit index = 0.923, comparative fit index = 0.918, root mean square error of approximation = 0.075, and standardized root mean square residual = 0.0604) using structural equation modeling. The total Cronbach's alpha value was found to be .702, .636, and .649 for the subscales. The ICC was calculated for test-retest reliability and was found to be 0.871. <b>Conclusions:</b> The validity and reliability of the WIS have been found to be sufficient. It is recommended that the validity and reliability studies on the WIS be conducted in different hospitals with a larger number of participants. Furthermore, the use of the scale in cross-cultural studies to evaluate the compatibility of EHRSs with nurses' workflow in different cultures is also suggested.</p>","PeriodicalId":16585,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nursing measurement","volume":" ","pages":"174-182"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10050794","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}
Ryan Q de Torres, Dula F Pacquiao, Peijia Zha, Janet R Katz, Victoria Sattler
{"title":"Psychometric Testing of the Filipino Version of the Clients' Perceptions of Providers' Cultural Competency Instrument Among LGBTQ+ Population in the Philippines.","authors":"Ryan Q de Torres, Dula F Pacquiao, Peijia Zha, Janet R Katz, Victoria Sattler","doi":"10.1891/JNM-2022-0084","DOIUrl":"10.1891/JNM-2022-0084","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background and Purpose:</b> Cultural competence is significant in addressing the health needs of vulnerable populations. This study conducted psychometric testing of a cultural competency instrument in the Philippines. <b>Methods:</b> Brislin's translation and a cross-sectional online design were used. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) with varimax rotation examined construct validity of the 23-item scale among 157 adult LGBTQ+ residents. The scale revealed overall reliability (α = .85) including two subscales (α = .87, α = .81, and α = .61). The EFA yielded three theoretical factorial solutions. <b>Conclusion:</b> The Filipino version of the instrument demonstrated reliability and validity. Measuring clients' perceptions of provider and organizational cultural competency can improve the utilization of healthcare in Filipino LGBTQ+ communities. Future research will examine the dimensional structures of the instrument among expanded LGBTQ+ communities.</p>","PeriodicalId":16585,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nursing measurement","volume":" ","pages":"267-278"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9966401","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":"Validity and Reliability Evidence of the Munro Scale for Perioperative Patients Part II: Construct Validity.","authors":"Cassendra A Munro, Ying Hong Jiang","doi":"10.1891/JNM-2022-0052","DOIUrl":"10.1891/JNM-2022-0052","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background and Purpose:</b> The Munro Pressure Injury Risk Assessment Scale for Perioperative Patients (Munro Scale) is the first three-phase risk instrument designed specifically for perioperative patients. The purpose of this study was to establish validity and reliability evidence for the Munro Scale. This study also had a goal to reduce the data into more manageable constructs with fewer items. <b>Methods:</b> Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used to test the hypothesized model for risk assessment using the Munro Scale to identify latent variables. A retrospective review of charts from 630 risk assessments was analyzed from two community acute care hospital settings. <b>Results:</b> The model explained 95% of the variance in the cumulative final risk level, R<sup>2</sup> = .95, <i>F</i>(20, 588) = 501.88, <i>p</i> < .001. Six latent variables emerged in the model with a cumulative contribution rate of 56% of the variance. Similar results were obtained in studies with Chinese and Turkish translations of the Munro Scale. <b>Conclusions:</b> The validity and reliability evidence obtained in this study supports the implementation of the Munro Scale for clinical practice in the perioperative setting.</p>","PeriodicalId":16585,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nursing measurement","volume":" ","pages":"216-226"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9675995","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}
Estefania Canedo, Carla Silvia Fernandes, Rosa Lopes, Teresa Moreira, Maria Narcisa Gonçalves, María Manuela Martins
{"title":"Perception of Nursing Activities That Contribute to the Quality of Care: Validity and Reliability of the French Version.","authors":"Estefania Canedo, Carla Silvia Fernandes, Rosa Lopes, Teresa Moreira, Maria Narcisa Gonçalves, María Manuela Martins","doi":"10.1891/JNM-2022-0090","DOIUrl":"10.1891/JNM-2022-0090","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background and Purpose:</b> Measuring nurses' perceptions of the activities contributing to the quality of care needs to be emphasized, providing visibility to professional practice and their contributions to achieving health quality. This study aimed to translate, validate, and culturally adapt the \"Perception of Nursing Activities that Contribute to the Quality of Care\" scale to provide a reliable instrument to assist nurse managers in measuring nurses' perceptions of their activities in French reality. <b>Methods:</b> A quantitative, descriptive, and cross-sectional study, in two phases, was conducted: first, by translation and cultural adaptation, and second, through the validation of the scale. <b>Results:</b> The factor structure of the final version was reduced to 22 items. Content and construct validity and reliability were supported by internal consistency (coefficient alpha = .913). <b>Conclusions:</b> The results show that the final version is a reliable and valid instrument, showing a high potential to be used in research and clinical practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":16585,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nursing measurement","volume":" ","pages":"291-299"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10050793","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}
Ingrid Wijk, Susanne Amsberg, Unn-Britt Johansson, Eva Toft, Curt Hagquist, Therese Anderbro
{"title":"Psychometric Evaluation of the Swedish Acceptance and Action Diabetes Questionnaire: A Rasch Analysis.","authors":"Ingrid Wijk, Susanne Amsberg, Unn-Britt Johansson, Eva Toft, Curt Hagquist, Therese Anderbro","doi":"10.1891/JNM-2022-0071","DOIUrl":"10.1891/JNM-2022-0071","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background and Purpose:</b> The Acceptance and Action Diabetes Questionnaire (AADQ) is a tool for assessing the acceptance of thoughts and emotions related to diabetes in people living with the disease. This study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the Swedish version of AADQ (Swe-AADQ) in a sample of adults with type 1 diabetes. <b>Methods:</b> To examine the psychometric properties of the Swe-AADQ, the Rasch model was used. Data for 120 individuals were included. <b>Results:</b> The Swe-AADQ showed an acceptable fit to the Rasch model. A sufficiently high value of the separation index indicated a capacity to distinguish between different levels of acceptance in the sample. The 7-point Likert scale was reduced to three categories suggesting an improvement in the ordering of the item thresholds. <b>Conclusions:</b> The Swe-AADQ possesses reasonable quality in terms of reliability and validity. However, there are some deficiencies regarding the categorization of the response rating that should be addressed.</p>","PeriodicalId":16585,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nursing measurement","volume":" ","pages":"227-240"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10513049","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":"Reliability and Validity Evidence for Brief Sexual Attitudes Scale Among Filipino Men: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis.","authors":"Sagie De Guzman, Ying Hong Jiang, Vivien Dee","doi":"10.1891/JNM-2022-0045","DOIUrl":"10.1891/JNM-2022-0045","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background and Purpose:</b> It is essential to address sexual health to ensure quality of life and sexual well-being; however, studies to measure sexual attitudes remain scarce. This study aimed to find reliability and validity evidence of the Brief Sexual Attitudes Scale (BSAS) using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) among Filipino men. <b>Methods:</b> A cross-sectional study was conducted. <b>Results:</b> BSAS shows coefficient alpha of 0.90. CFA demonstrates goodness of fit (adjusted goodness-of-fit index = .82; goodness-of-fit index = .86; comparative fit index = .91; incremental fit index = .91; expected cross-validation index = 2.27; root mean square error of approximation = .08; [χ<sup>2</sup> (213) = 927.45, <i>p</i> ≤ .001], χ<sup>2</sup>/<i>df</i> ratio = 4.35). <b>Conclusions:</b> BSAS is a valid and reliable questionnaire to assess sexual attitudes among Filipino men. Further research is needed to evaluate sexual attitudes in the promotion of sexual health across cultures.</p>","PeriodicalId":16585,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nursing measurement","volume":" ","pages":"165-173"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10050795","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":"Reliability and Validity of the Perceived Racism Scale-Racism on the Job Subscale-in a Sample of Black Nurses.","authors":"Arica Brandford, Anita Fernander, Mary Kay Rayens","doi":"10.1891/JNM-2023-0067","DOIUrl":"10.1891/JNM-2023-0067","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background and Purpose:</b> We utilized the Perceived Racism Scale-Racism on the Job subscale-to assess how frequently Black nurses experienced racism on the job in the past year (ROTJ-Y) and throughout their lifetime (ROTJ-L). We aimed to assess the reliability and assess construct validity of each subscale in a sample of 53 nurses. <b>Methods:</b> Reliability was evaluated using coefficient alphas, item correlations, and interitem correlations. Construct validity was examined using exploratory factor analysis. <b>Results:</b> Results demonstrated that the subscales are reliable and valid. Coefficient alphas for the ROTJ-Y and ROTJ-L were .93 and .91, respectively. Exploratory factor analysis revealed a unidimensional factor for both subscales. <b>Conclusion:</b> This study demonstrated that the Racism on the Job subscales are psychometrically sound measures of workplace racism among Black nurses.</p>","PeriodicalId":16585,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nursing measurement","volume":" ","pages":"157-164"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140305974","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}