{"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}
Mario Sergio Bruggmann, Dulcinéia Ghizoni Schneider, Flávia Regina Souza Ramos, Mara Ambrosina Vargas, Laura Cavalcanti de Farias Brehmer, Ácmon Bhering
{"title":"Adaptation and Validation of a Moral Distress Instrument in Mental Health Nurses.","authors":"Mario Sergio Bruggmann, Dulcinéia Ghizoni Schneider, Flávia Regina Souza Ramos, Mara Ambrosina Vargas, Laura Cavalcanti de Farias Brehmer, Ácmon Bhering","doi":"10.1891/JNM-2023-0016","DOIUrl":"10.1891/JNM-2023-0016","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background and Purpose:</b> To adapt and validate the Brazilian Scale of Moral Distress in Nurses for the mental health field. <b>Methods:</b> A cross-sectional methodological study was carried out, adapted with the contribution of 34 specialists, and validated by 173 mental health nurses. <b>Results:</b> The validated scale consists of 37 items divided into seven factors, and they were responsible for 77.2% of variance-working conditions, advocacy for the values and rights, professional safety and autonomy, ethical violations, social conflicts, ethical-professional competence, and conflicts with the management, with coefficient α at .972 for the entire instrument, and ranging from .852 to .949 for the constructs. <b>Conclusion:</b> The results provide evidence that the adapted instrument is reliable, valid, and consistent in measuring moral distress in mental health nurses.</p>","PeriodicalId":16585,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nursing measurement","volume":" ","pages":"434-444"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139074359","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":"Perceptions of Academic Grief in Baccalaureate Nursing Programs: An Instrument Development Study.","authors":"Sharon R Mingo, Zane Robinson Wolf","doi":"10.1891/JNM-2023-0062","DOIUrl":"10.1891/JNM-2023-0062","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background and Purpose:</b> Nursing students and graduates experience grief when not achieving curricular benchmarks or passing the NCLEX-RN. This study developed the perceptions of academic grief (PAG) instrument for baccalaureate nursing program completers experiencing academic failure. <b>Methods:</b> Content analysis methods generated items and achieved face validity. Focus group interview and experts' judgment of item relevance established content validity. A purposeful sample of registered nurses (RNs) and nursing students (<i>N</i> = 70) completed the pilot test on the 40-item instrument. <b>Results:</b> The highest ranked items included being disappointed, trying again to prove they could become a nurse, life investment in nursing school, and fear of failing again. The coefficient α was .94. <b>Conclusions:</b> The instrument was developed to measure nursing students' and RNs' academic grief. The PAG showed beginning reliability and validity and needs additional testing.</p>","PeriodicalId":16585,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nursing measurement","volume":" ","pages":"325-335"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140958128","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":"Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process to Measure Nurses' Decision-Making Regarding Fall Risks and Care Strategies for Fall Prevention.","authors":"Akiko Hiyama","doi":"10.1891/JNM-2023-0006","DOIUrl":"10.1891/JNM-2023-0006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background and Purpose:</b> Visualizing the thought processes of nurses is useful in forming evidence to prevent falls. This study aimed to quantify nursing judgment by comparing the choices made by nurses with different experiences regarding fall prevention. <b>Methods:</b> Questionnaires were administered to participants with <9 and ≥10 years of nursing experience to examine their importance ratings regarding fall prevention using an analytic hierarchy process (AHP). <b>Results:</b> Compared with the group with <9 years of experience, the group with ≥10 years of experience viewed habitual behavior in unstable activity as the most important fall risk. They also viewed early detection and alleviation of symptoms that lead to fall risk due to side effects of drugs and diseases as an important nursing practice. <b>Conclusion:</b> Since differences in nursing judgment between experienced and inexperienced nurses were revealed, it is possible that nursing judgment can be measured using AHP.</p>","PeriodicalId":16585,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nursing measurement","volume":" ","pages":"424-433"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139432506","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":"Cross-Cultural Adaptation Progress.","authors":"Janice L Hinkle","doi":"10.1891/JNM-2024-0104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1891/JNM-2024-0104","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16585,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nursing measurement","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142467962","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}