Nursing ReportsPub Date : 2024-10-11DOI: 10.3390/nursrep14040215
Abeer Hawsawi, Ritin Fernandez, Maria Mackay, Ibrahim Alananzeh, Abbas Al Mutair
{"title":"Psychometric Testing of an Arabic Version of the Attitude Toward Skin-to-Skin Contact Instrument among Women in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Cultural Validation Study.","authors":"Abeer Hawsawi, Ritin Fernandez, Maria Mackay, Ibrahim Alananzeh, Abbas Al Mutair","doi":"10.3390/nursrep14040215","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/nursrep14040215","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background/objectives: </strong>The World Health Organization recommends skin-to-skin contact immediately after birth, yet the practice rate remains low in Saudi Arabia, impacting the health and well-being of mother-baby dyads. No previous studies have explored Saudi women's attitudes toward skin-to-skin contact, a critical factor in developing strategies to increase its adoption. This study aimed to develop and evaluate an instrument to assess attitudes toward skin-to-skin contact among women in Saudi Arabia.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An instrument was developed by modifying the validated \"Mother-Newborn Skin-to-Skin Contact Questionnaire\". Psychometric testing was conducted to validate the instrument through a cross-cultural survey involving 383 participants recruited from two hospitals in Saudi Arabia using a convenience sampling method. The Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin measure of sampling adequacy was 0.885, indicating that the sample size was suitable for performing exploratory factor analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The overall Cronbach's alpha value was 0.85, reflecting adequate internal consistency of the questionnaire. The criteria of the two-factor confirmatory factor analysis were also met. The majority of women (85.6%) demonstrated a positive attitude towards skin-to-skin contact. A positive correlation was observed between higher educational levels and the total attitude score (r = 0.161, <i>p</i> = 0.002).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The developed questionnaire is a reliable tool for measuring attitudes towards skin-to-skin contact among women in Saudi Arabia. The findings highlight the importance of educational interventions to improve the uptake of this practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":40753,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Reports","volume":"14 4","pages":"2946-2955"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11503429/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142509965","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}
{"title":"Exploring the Association between Complexity of Care, Medical Complexity, and Length of Stay in the Paediatric Setting Using a Nursing Minimum Data Set: A Study Protocol.","authors":"Manuele Cesare, Fabio D'Agostino, Antonello Cocchieri","doi":"10.3390/nursrep14040213","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/nursrep14040213","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background/objectives: </strong>The complexity of care requires systematic documentation to fully understand its relationship with medical complexity and its impact on patient outcomes. The Nursing Minimum Data Set (NMDS) plays a crucial role by capturing essential nursing data, enabling a detailed analysis of care and its impact on outcomes, such as length of stay (LOS). However, despite its potential, the use of NMDS in paediatric care remains limited. This study aims to explore the association between nursing and medical complexities and LOS in paediatric patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A descriptive, retrospective, monocentric study will be conducted. The data will be collected through a nursing information system (Professional Assessment Instrument (PAI<i>ped</i>)) and the hospital discharge register of patients admitted to the paediatric department in 2022 in an Italian university hospital. Conclusions and Expected Results: The use of PAI<i>ped</i> will allow for the description of the complexity of care and enable an analysis of its relationship with medical complexity and LOS.</p>","PeriodicalId":40753,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Reports","volume":"14 4","pages":"2923-2934"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11503434/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142516698","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}
Nursing ReportsPub Date : 2024-10-10DOI: 10.3390/nursrep14040214
Uzair Hammad, Abigail W Anderson, Emma Scammon, Reid Whiting, Juan Pablo Rodriguez, Rolando T Lazaro, Morris Casano Beato
{"title":"Balance and Walking Speed Outcomes in Individuals Receiving Inpatient Rehabilitation for Acute Cerebellar Stroke.","authors":"Uzair Hammad, Abigail W Anderson, Emma Scammon, Reid Whiting, Juan Pablo Rodriguez, Rolando T Lazaro, Morris Casano Beato","doi":"10.3390/nursrep14040214","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/nursrep14040214","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background/objectives: </strong>Cerebellar strokes account for only 2-3% of all strokes occurring annually in the United States but represent a disproportionally higher share of morbidity and mortality. Evidence examining the effect of inpatient rehabilitation on functional outcomes following a cerebellar stroke is limited. This study aimed to examine the effects of inpatient rehabilitation on balance and walking speed in individuals with cerebellar stroke. A secondary purpose of this study was to examine the length of inpatient rehabilitation stay of the included patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective analysis was conducted using review of patient records during their inpatient rehabilitation stay from January 2021 to February 2022 at a large hospital system in the southeast United States. Balance and gait outcomes were examined on admission and discharge from inpatient rehabilitation that included physical therapy interventions. A paired <i>t</i>-test examined for changes in outcomes from admission to discharge. Pearson correlation examined for the association between length of stay and outcomes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 15 records were reviewed. There were significant improvements in the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke (PASS), and the 10-Meter Walk Test (10MWT) (<i>p</i>'s < 0.01) from admission to discharge with large effect sizes (range d = 0.70-1.67) following inpatient rehabilitation. The average length of stay was 12.67 days (SD = 6.5) and the mean total hours of combined occupational, physical, and speech therapy was 27.33 (SD = 6.52) h. There was a moderate association between length of stay and PASS (r = 0.525, <i>p</i> = 0.04) and BBS (r = 0.546, <i>p</i> = 0.04) outcomes.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Patients who underwent inpatient rehabilitation following acute cerebellar strokes demonstrated improvements in balance and gait speed. Study results could assist clinicians designing interventions for patients with cerebellar strokes in the inpatient rehabilitation setting.</p>","PeriodicalId":40753,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Reports","volume":"14 4","pages":"2935-2945"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11503357/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142509958","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}
Nursing ReportsPub Date : 2024-10-09DOI: 10.3390/nursrep14040211
Maria Consuelo Company-Sancho, Manuel Rich-Ruiz, Marta Guillen Toledano, Luis-Miguel Cairós-Ventura, Josefa D Gil Perez, Ana María de Pascual Y Medina, María Pilar Peláez Alba, Ana Isabel Barreno Estévez, María Emma Alonso Poncelas, Carolina Rodríguez Orihuela, Pedro Ruyman Brito-Brito
{"title":"Areas for Improvement and Barriers Identified in Measuring the Quality of Nursing Care: Perceptions of Patients and Professionals.","authors":"Maria Consuelo Company-Sancho, Manuel Rich-Ruiz, Marta Guillen Toledano, Luis-Miguel Cairós-Ventura, Josefa D Gil Perez, Ana María de Pascual Y Medina, María Pilar Peláez Alba, Ana Isabel Barreno Estévez, María Emma Alonso Poncelas, Carolina Rodríguez Orihuela, Pedro Ruyman Brito-Brito","doi":"10.3390/nursrep14040211","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/nursrep14040211","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Quality indicators in healthcare are essential to raising awareness about the appropriateness of nursing care. However, identifying the key indicators continues to pose a challenge, above all if one wants to include users and professionals.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>Identify which aspects of nursing care should be measured to assess the results of nursing care and how to do so.</p><p><strong>Methodology: </strong>Interpretive qualitative exploratory study. The participants were users and professionals of an autonomous regional health service in Spain. The information was collected by means of two focus groups and eight semi-structured interviews conducted between November 2022 and March 2024. The data were analysed thematically using the Braun and Clarke process.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The users and professionals agreed on the need to measure emotional skills and attitudes such as empathy, respect, and warmth when dealing with patients. The professionals highlighted workload and inefficiency of the current record system as barriers to adequately reflecting their work. They proposed improvements in the recording tool and the need for more human resources, as well as leadership that is more focused on quality.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>It is crucial to develop indicators that reflect both the emotional and technical aspects of nursing care. The participation by patients and professionals alike in this design and selection will make it possible to improve the quality of care and advances in the nursing profession. This study was not registered.</p>","PeriodicalId":40753,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Reports","volume":"14 4","pages":"2896-2909"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11503409/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142509956","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}
Nursing ReportsPub Date : 2024-10-09DOI: 10.3390/nursrep14040210
Marieke Sijm-Eeken, Annick Greif, Linda Peute, Monique Jaspers
{"title":"Implementation of Green Lean Six Sigma in Dutch Healthcare: A Qualitative Study of Healthcare Professionals' Experiences.","authors":"Marieke Sijm-Eeken, Annick Greif, Linda Peute, Monique Jaspers","doi":"10.3390/nursrep14040210","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/nursrep14040210","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Introduction:</b> The healthcare sector significantly contributes to environmental degradation, highlighting the need for sustainable practices. Green Lean Six Sigma (GLSS) offers a relevant and impactful approach to reduce healthcare's environmental footprint while improving efficiency. By incorporating environmental considerations into Lean Six Sigma, GLSS has the potential to mitigate healthcare's environmental impact and promote environmental sustainability. This study aims to gain insight into healthcare professionals' experiences with GLSS at their workplace. <b>Materials and Methods</b>: This qualitative exploratory study employed semi-structured surveys based on theory of training evaluation from Kirkpatrick with Dutch healthcare professionals in the first six to eight months after completing GLSS training. <b>Results:</b> Even though 76% (<i>N</i> = 16) of trained healthcare professionals applied GLSS at their workplace and 43% of them (<i>N</i> = 9) completed a project within the first six to eight months after training, they all experienced one or more barriers. The most frequently reported barriers were lack of time, difficulties with project selection and a lack of management support. GLSS project results included reduction of products, energy, costs and travel, green choices in procurement and sustainable food choices. GLSS also helped to create awareness on the environmental impact of healthcare and to optimize processes by reducing costs, waiting time, workload and defects. <b>Discussion</b>: This is the first study to report experiences from applying GLSS in healthcare. Furthermore, it is the first study presenting GLSS training evaluation results in terms of participant behaviour and organizational outcomes. <b>Conclusions</b>: Results of this study can be used to enhance GLSS deployment programs and to optimize organizational settings for successful GLSS implementation in healthcare.</p>","PeriodicalId":40753,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Reports","volume":"14 4","pages":"2877-2895"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11503378/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142509931","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}
Nursing ReportsPub Date : 2024-10-09DOI: 10.3390/nursrep14040212
Olga Maria Pimenta Lopes Ribeiro, Alessandro Rodrigues Perondi, Jane Tavares Gomes, João Miguel Almeida Ventura-Silva, Marlene Patrícia Ribeiro, Susana Filipa Mendes de Castro, Tânia Dionísia Ferreira Oliveira, Letícia de Lima Trindade
{"title":"Nursing Practice Environments in Hospitals: A Comparative Study between Portugal and Brazil.","authors":"Olga Maria Pimenta Lopes Ribeiro, Alessandro Rodrigues Perondi, Jane Tavares Gomes, João Miguel Almeida Ventura-Silva, Marlene Patrícia Ribeiro, Susana Filipa Mendes de Castro, Tânia Dionísia Ferreira Oliveira, Letícia de Lima Trindade","doi":"10.3390/nursrep14040212","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/nursrep14040212","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> Assessing the elements of nursing practice environments is crucial, as investing in their improvement will enhance outcomes for nurses, patients, and organizations. Moreover, comparing practice environments from different countries improves the definition of cross-cutting guidelines that can be applied in various contexts. Thus, this study aims to evaluate nursing practice environments in hospitals in Portugal and Brazil. <b>Methods:</b> A multicenter and cross-sectional study was conducted in eight Portuguese and eight Brazilian hospitals. Five hundred eighty-two nurses completed a survey regarding their sociodemographic and professional attributes, as well as the Scale for the Environments Evaluation of Professional Nursing Practice. The data were subjected to comparative analyses between the two countries. We adhered to ethical requirements in both participating countries. <b>Results:</b> In Brazil, the Structure, Process, and Outcome components were considered favorable to the quality of care and well-being of nurses. In Portugal, nurses considered the Structure and Outcome components favorable and the Process component very favorable. Statistically significant differences were found between the two countries in several dimensions of the three subscales. The Structure and Outcome components scored significantly better in hospitals in Brazil, and the Process component scored better in Portuguese hospitals. <b>Conclusions:</b> These conclusions underscore the urgent need for investment in continuous training and a culture of evaluation that promotes continuous improvement. Additionally, promoting the involvement and participation of nurses could simultaneously contribute to the development of more sustainable health systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":40753,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Reports","volume":"14 4","pages":"2910-2922"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11503261/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142509949","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}
Nursing ReportsPub Date : 2024-10-08DOI: 10.3390/nursrep14040209
Omar Portela Dos Santos, Élodie Perruchoud, Filipa Pereira, Paulo Alves, Henk Verloo
{"title":"Measuring Nurses' Knowledge and Awareness of Climate Change and Climate-Associated Diseases: Systematic Review of Existing Instruments.","authors":"Omar Portela Dos Santos, Élodie Perruchoud, Filipa Pereira, Paulo Alves, Henk Verloo","doi":"10.3390/nursrep14040209","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/nursrep14040209","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>As early as 1995, the Institute of Medicine suggested that nurses were inadequately prepared for and educated about climate change and its health consequences. The aim of this systematic review is to identify the most reliable, robust, and valid instruments for measuring nurses' knowledge and awareness of climate change and climate-associated diseases.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Included studies were appraised using the Mixed-Methods Appraisal Tool and the Appraisal tool for Cross-Sectional Studies. The psychometrics and clinimetrics of the instruments were evaluated using the COSMIN Risk of Bias checklist and the COSMIN methodology for assessing content validity.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Medline, PubMed, Embase, CINAHL Ebesco, Cochrane Library Wiley, Web of Science Core Collection, Trip Database, JBI OVID SP, GreenFILE EBSCO, Google Scholar, ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global, and DART-EU were consulted. The 14 studies retained identified eight different instruments evaluating attitudes, perceptions, environmental awareness, environmental sensitivity, environmental attitudes, behaviours, motivation, concern, optimism, and experience. This review is reported according to the PRISMA guidelines.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The New Ecological Paradigm Scale (NEPS) and the Climate, Health, and Nursing Tool (CHANT) are the most reliable, robust, and valid instruments for measuring nurses' knowledge and awareness of climate change and climate-associated diseases.</p>","PeriodicalId":40753,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Reports","volume":"14 4","pages":"2850-2876"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11503396/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142509935","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}
Nursing ReportsPub Date : 2024-10-08DOI: 10.3390/nursrep14040207
Ángel Denche-Zamorano, Raquel Pastor-Cisneros, Pablo Tomas-Carus, José Carmelo Adsuar-Sala, Diana Salas-Gómez, Jose Alberto Parraca
{"title":"Relationship of Pain, Depression, Fatigue, and Sleep Problems with Functional Capacity, Balance, and Fear of Falling in Women with Fibromyalgia: Cross-Sectional Study.","authors":"Ángel Denche-Zamorano, Raquel Pastor-Cisneros, Pablo Tomas-Carus, José Carmelo Adsuar-Sala, Diana Salas-Gómez, Jose Alberto Parraca","doi":"10.3390/nursrep14040207","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/nursrep14040207","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>(1) Background: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a syndrome marked by chronic widespread pain, fatigue, sleep issues, and other symptoms. Interventions like physical exercise can potentially enhance physical function in individuals with FM. This study aimed to assess physical function, perceived physical fitness, balance confidence, and fear of falling in women with FM based on their levels of pain, depression, fatigue, and sleep problems. (2) Methods: Participants underwent a series of tests and questionnaires to evaluate physical and perceptual aspects. These included the Time Up and Go, Four Step Square Test, 6-Minute Walking Test, Maximum Handgrip Strength, Back Scratch, International Fitness Scale, Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Scale, and Fall Efficacy Scale-International. Participants were categorised by the severity of their pain, depression, fatigue, and sleep problems (mild, moderate, severe). A Kruskal-Wallis test assessed intergroup differences, while Spearman's rho evaluated correlations between the study variables and symptom levels. (3) Results: Perceived physical condition varied significantly with symptom severity. Symptoms and sleep problems were notably linked to fear of falling, though no significant differences emerged in the physical tests. (4) Conclusions: In women with fibromyalgia, symptom severity was primarily related to perceptual and subjective aspects of physical condition and fall safety.</p>","PeriodicalId":40753,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Reports","volume":"14 4","pages":"2819-2836"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11503423/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142509966","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}
Nursing ReportsPub Date : 2024-10-08DOI: 10.3390/nursrep14040208
Laura Andrian Leal, Carolina Cassiano, Paulo Cruchinho, Elisabete Nunes, Pedro Lucas, Gisela Teixeira, Silvia Helena Henriques
{"title":"Strategical Pedagogy for the Development of Socio-Emotional Competences in Nursing Students.","authors":"Laura Andrian Leal, Carolina Cassiano, Paulo Cruchinho, Elisabete Nunes, Pedro Lucas, Gisela Teixeira, Silvia Helena Henriques","doi":"10.3390/nursrep14040208","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/nursrep14040208","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Socio-emotional competencies (SECs) are essential for the quality of nursing practice. This study aimed to understand the pedagogical strategies provided by universities for the development of SECs in Brazil, as perceived by nursing students. This is a descriptive, exploratory study with a qualitative approach involving 57 nursing students from a public Higher Education Institution in Brazil. Data collection was conducted through focus groups, and interpretation was carried out using inductive thematic analysis. The pedagogical strategies identified were categorized as follows: those offered by the curriculum matrix, those provided by the Nursing course department, those made available by the university as a whole (involving all courses and students), and the challenges related to the development of socio-emotional competencies. This study revealed a deficit in the integration of SECs in the curriculum, highlighting the need for curricular restructuring and discussions on this topic. Equipping students with socio-emotional competencies during their training can help address these gaps, fostering greater resilience and self-care capabilities among nursing professionals.</p>","PeriodicalId":40753,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Reports","volume":"14 4","pages":"2837-2849"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11503430/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142509968","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}
Nursing ReportsPub Date : 2024-10-06DOI: 10.3390/nursrep14040206
Noelia Navas-Echazarreta, Raúl Juárez-Vela, Antonio Martínez-Sabater, Emmanuel Echániz-Serrano, María Teresa Fernández-Rodrigo, Olga Navarro-Martínez, Consuelo Sancho-Sánchez, Ana Cobos-Rincón, Antonio Rodríguez-Calvo, Silvia González-Fernández, Elena Chover-Sierra, Pedro José Satústegui-Dordá
{"title":"Measuring Instruments for Media Health Literacy: A Systematic Review of Psychometric Properties.","authors":"Noelia Navas-Echazarreta, Raúl Juárez-Vela, Antonio Martínez-Sabater, Emmanuel Echániz-Serrano, María Teresa Fernández-Rodrigo, Olga Navarro-Martínez, Consuelo Sancho-Sánchez, Ana Cobos-Rincón, Antonio Rodríguez-Calvo, Silvia González-Fernández, Elena Chover-Sierra, Pedro José Satústegui-Dordá","doi":"10.3390/nursrep14040206","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/nursrep14040206","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Background<b>:</b> Informational overload hinders the recognition of quality information and influences a population's health-related decisions. In this context, media health literacy aims to promote citizens' critical analysis skills, contributing to informed decision-making. This study aims to identify the instruments used to measure the level of media health literacy and their psychometric properties.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A systematic review of the scientific literature was performed in 2023. The articles were extracted from the electronic databases \"Pubmed\", \"Web of Science\", \"Dialnet\", and \"Scopus\". The search languages were limited to English, Spanish, and Portuguese.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Twelve articles were selected for further analysis. The described measurement instruments included five original scales and seven cross-cultural adaptations of three of them. Four scales (the Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Media Literacy scale adapted to Turkish and Chinese, along with the Media Health Literacy (MeHLit) scale and its adaptation to the Chinese language) exhibited high quality in the assessment of psychometric properties.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These instruments allow for the measurement of an individual's level of skill when consuming specific health information, enabling an analysis to understand the risk they are exposed to. Further research is recommended to strengthen the existing evidence and apply these tools to broader and more diverse populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":40753,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Reports","volume":"14 4","pages":"2795-2818"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11503266/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142509934","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}