{"title":"Rasch analysis implementation in nursing research: A methodological approach","authors":"José Verdú-Soriano , Héctor González-de la Torre","doi":"10.1016/j.enfcle.2024.11.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enfcle.2024.11.009","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The design and validation of tools constitutes a fundamental pillar of nursing research, where it is essential to incorporate the most current methodologies and analyses in order to guarantee validity and reliability in their clinical application.</div><div>The aim of this paper is to describe the characteristics of the Rasch analysis and the methodology for its development as well as to discuss its relevance and applicability in nursing research, highlighting its potential contribution to the improvement of the quality and accuracy of measurement instruments in the discipline.</div><div>Through a narrative synthesis, the theoretical foundations of Rasch analysis are described and the characteristics and assumptions that must be fulfilled to carry out this type of analysis are presented. Subsequently, the implementation methodology is presented in 11 steps: definition of objectives and preparation, instrument design, data collection, initial and unidimensionality analysis, goodness-of-fit assessment (infit-outfit, reliability and separation), item local independence assessment (Yen's Q3 coefficient), item calibration and estimation of skills, measurement invariance analysis (DIF analysis), review and modification of the instrument, final analysis and validation, interpretation of results. Examples of use are presented, as well as the advantages and limitations of the method. In conclusion, the Rasch analysis provides a valuable methodology for the evaluation of clinical competencies and skills, as well as for the development and validation of measurement instruments of great utility for research in care, although it would be necessary to promote training and standardization in its use.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":72917,"journal":{"name":"Enfermeria clinica (English Edition)","volume":"34 6","pages":"Pages 493-506"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142640218","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}
Sara Chiquero Valenzuela , Francisco Pedro García-Fernández , María Piedad García Ruíz , María Dolores López Franco
{"title":"Proposed therapeutic and care approach in a patient with chronic prurigo: Clinical case","authors":"Sara Chiquero Valenzuela , Francisco Pedro García-Fernández , María Piedad García Ruíz , María Dolores López Franco","doi":"10.1016/j.enfcle.2024.11.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enfcle.2024.11.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We present the clinical case of an 87-year-old man who presents with chronic prurigo without skin treatment.</div><div>The aim is to apply an individualized care plan that allows, based on the latest evidence, to achieve skin integrity, which is deteriorated, and improve its quality of life due to the current failure toad dress the pathology.</div><div>Several NANDA International diagnostic labels were identified using the NNNConsult online tool and the expected outcomes were plan along with the planned nursing interventions.</div><div>The care plan shows the intrinsic difficulty of a multifactorial pathology that is little known and rare but that entails a notable impact on the quality of life and skin integrity, especially when new treatment approaches are currently emerging that are un explored by patients and professionals. This situation makes it necessary to expose and train cases like the one presented, update treatment path ways, real involvement of professionals for adaptation, individualization and continuous search to meet the needs and problems suffered by the people we care for, as well as the need to know new skin approaches.</div><div>This work outlines a line of skin care that respects skin integrity, following the latest evidence and points out the therapeutic medical approach without going into depth as it is not the aim of the work or nursing competence.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":72917,"journal":{"name":"Enfermeria clinica (English Edition)","volume":"34 6","pages":"Pages 507-513"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142633940","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}
Claudia Patricia Cañadas-Aragón , Angela Andrea González Orjuela
{"title":"Artificial intelligence as a tool for error prevention in clinical care","authors":"Claudia Patricia Cañadas-Aragón , Angela Andrea González Orjuela","doi":"10.1016/j.enfcle.2024.11.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enfcle.2024.11.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72917,"journal":{"name":"Enfermeria clinica (English Edition)","volume":"34 6","pages":"Pages 514-515"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142634025","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}
Fernando Campaña-Castillo , Olga Paloma-Castro , José Manuel Romero-Sánchez
{"title":"Development and validation of a proposal for a Charter of Citizens' Rights and Commitments regarding eHealth","authors":"Fernando Campaña-Castillo , Olga Paloma-Castro , José Manuel Romero-Sánchez","doi":"10.1016/j.enfcle.2024.11.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enfcle.2024.11.008","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>There is a new technological paradigm in health care which has been reinforced following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. Technological innovations create both challenges and opportunities to which citizens, healthcare professionals, and healthcare organisations must adapt to this reality. Although most health services have charters of citizens’ general rights and commitments, there is no specific charter concerning eHealth.</div></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>To develop and validate a proposal of a minimum set of citizens’ rights and commitments to e-Health.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Experts in a discussion group developed a charter composed of twenty items, ten rights and ten commitments to e-Health. Two rounds of consensus were necessary to obtain a final version of the charter. The twenty items were validated for content and assessed for appropriateness, relevance, and understandability using an internet-based 2-round Delphi approach in which 134 experts, patients and healthcare professionals participated. They rated the assessed attributes for each item on a 5-point Likert scale for consensus. The content validity index was calculated with kappa statistic, a consensus measure of inter-rater agreement.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>In the first round, 18 items were validated, leaving only two commitments with unacceptable indices. Both were modified using the experts’ contributions and entered a second round of evaluation, after which the indices met the established requirements.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>A proposal for a chart of patient rights and commitments to eHealth was developed and showed adequate content validity and inter-observer reliability. This chart is expected to become a starting point for the debate on the role of technology in the way patients, professionals, and health services interact in the current context.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":72917,"journal":{"name":"Enfermeria clinica (English Edition)","volume":"34 6","pages":"Pages 478-492"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142645261","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}
Daniel Martínez-Esquivel , Maureen Araya-Solís , Alfonso Miguel García-Hernández
{"title":"Men’s mourning experiences for the death of a loved one: An integrative review","authors":"Daniel Martínez-Esquivel , Maureen Araya-Solís , Alfonso Miguel García-Hernández","doi":"10.1016/j.enfcle.2024.11.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enfcle.2024.11.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To analyze the current state of knowledge regarding men's mourning experiences following the death of a loved one.</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>An integrative review was conducted using quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods studies published in English or Spanish between 2017 and 2022 that investigated men’s mourning experiences. Studies focused on grief in participants with different sexes or gender identities, maladaptive grief, persistent complex bereavement disorder, prolonged grief disorder, bereavement over pets, or losses other than a human death were excluded. Additionally, reviews, books, theses, editorials, and opinion pieces were not included. The search was conducted in CINAHL, PubMed, and Scopus in 2023. JBI tools were used for quality appraisal, and the analysis employed the constant comparative method.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Our analysis of eight English-language documents with evidence levels IV-VI, informed by the Socioecological Model of Men’s Grief, revealed that factors at individual, interpersonal, community, and public policy sublevels interact significantly to shape men's grief experiences. Themes emerged along a continuum of intuitive and instrumental coping responses, including adaptive and maladaptive coping strategies, loneliness and social support needs, the influence of societal constructions of masculinity and the grieving process in men.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Men’s mourning experiences are complex and multifaceted, influenced by diverse expressions of masculinity and the interaction of various contextual factors. The Mental Health Nursing Process should prioritize understanding and addressing the unique experiences of bereaved men.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":72917,"journal":{"name":"Enfermeria clinica (English Edition)","volume":"34 6","pages":"Pages 429-438"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142640221","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":"Analysis of the therapeutic effort and economic cost of the care provided to a group of hospitalized end-of-life patients","authors":"Estela Hernández-Bello , Raquel Sánchez-Recio , Ángel Gasch-Gallén","doi":"10.1016/j.enfcle.2024.11.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enfcle.2024.11.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Aim</h3><div>There are social inequalities in access to health care that affect therapeutic effort. The aim of the present study was to determine whether there are differences in expenditure according to days of admission and tests performed by age, sex and population of origin in patients at the end of life.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Cross-sectional descriptive study, with review of clinical histories of terminally ill patients admitted to a hospital, recruited on the basis of the administration of transfusions, who underwent numerous tests and interventions during their last admission before death. Sociodemographic and clinical variables were studied, as well as the cost of admission and tests.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The 140 patients were hospitalized for an average of 17.41 days (SD: 14.323), with an average cost of 8,264.19 euros (SD: 6,799.8788) per stay. They underwent 59 tests, which amounted to €532,209.68. Being male, of advanced age and of rural origin saw an increase in the number of days of admission. Older people and women received more tests. No relationship was found between days of hospitalization and expenditure with sociodemographic and clinical variables. There was a relationship between surgical interventions and sex (p = 0.047); between age and receiving oncological treatments (p < 0), other techniques (p < 0), nuclear medicine tests (p = 0.02) and electrocardiograms (p = 0.052).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Many palliative patients die in hospitals receiving numerous tests that increase the number of days of hospitalization and costs. Advanced age determines hospital admissions, but not sex or population of origin.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":72917,"journal":{"name":"Enfermeria clinica (English Edition)","volume":"34 6","pages":"Pages 458-467"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142649577","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":"Professional identity and performance: The complex imbalance between effort and recognition","authors":"Esther Arimon-Pagès","doi":"10.1016/j.enfcle.2024.11.011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enfcle.2024.11.011","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72917,"journal":{"name":"Enfermeria clinica (English Edition)","volume":"34 6","pages":"Pages 427-428"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142757666","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":"Patient satisfaction with nursing triage care in hospital emergency departments: Scoping review","authors":"Meritxell López-Hernández , Montserrat Puig-Llobet , Lidia Miralles-Sánchez , Yolanda Moreno-Mateos , Jordi Galimany-Masclans","doi":"10.1016/j.enfcle.2024.09.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enfcle.2024.09.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Perceived quality of patient care is essential in healthcare, particularly in hospital emergency departments (EDs), where the triage process, performed by nurses, is fundamental yet under-researched. The aim is to explore patient satisfaction in triage, identify improvement opportunities, and provide guidance for future research to enhance ED care.</div></div><div><h3>Methodology</h3><div>A scoping review was conducted across databases including PubMed, CINAHL, Scopus, Cochrane, Joanna Briggs, Google, and Google Scholar. Empirical articles from January 2014 to December 2023 were selected, excluding non-face-to-face triage, pediatrics, and aspects not related to nursing care.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Six studies were included, demonstrating a high level of patient satisfaction with triage, especially regarding nurses’ skills and professional competence, courtesy, respect, interest, and empathy. However, pain management and confidence in treatment scored lower. Patient satisfaction was related to age, gender, reason for consultation, and perception of nurses’ professional competence.</div></div><div><h3>Discussion</h3><div>Similar opinions were observed regarding areas for improvement in care and nurses’ skills in triage. The need for qualitative research and more rigorous sampling methods was highlighted.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Nurse training and education in triage are crucial for patient satisfaction. Further research is needed to evaluate the effectiveness of nursing interventions in triage and address remaining challenges.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":72917,"journal":{"name":"Enfermeria clinica (English Edition)","volume":"34 5","pages":"Pages 408-415"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142333740","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":"Impact of nurse-patient interaction levels on nurses’ humanistic practice: A cross-sectional, descriptive, and correlational study","authors":"Merve Murat , Selmin Köse , Nezihe Kızılkaya Beji","doi":"10.1016/j.enfcle.2024.09.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enfcle.2024.09.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>The aim of this study is to analyze the levels of nurses-patients interaction, as well as the humanistic practices in the field of nurse´s care.</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>This cross-sectional and correlational study was conducted with 291 nurses in Istanbul between May-August 2022. The los datos were collected using the Personal Information Form, Caring Nurse-Patient Interaction-Short Form (CNPI), and Humanistic Practice Ability of Nursing (HPAN).</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Nurses’ mean scores from the importance, competence, and feasibility variables of the CNPI were 104.33 ± 12.56, 99.66 ± 13.99, and 96.90 ± 15.26, respectively. The mean score from the HPAN was 133.75 ± 11.75.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Based on the correlation, the importance, competence, and feasibility variables of CNPI were significantly associated with humanistic practice ability.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":72917,"journal":{"name":"Enfermeria clinica (English Edition)","volume":"34 5","pages":"Pages 346-356"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142309259","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 moderating role of work experience in the effect of ethical culture on whistleblowing in healthcare professionals and the effect of organizational trust on whistleblowing","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.enfcle.2024.04.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enfcle.2024.04.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This study aims to determine the moderator role of work experience in the impact of ethical culture perceptions of healthcare professionals on their whistleblowing tendencies. It is also to reveal the effect of organizational trust on whistleblowing.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div><span>The population of the study consists of health personnel<span> working in the public or private sector<span> in Turkey. The sample of the study consists of 481 health workers who voluntarily participated in the survey. Data were collected using the convenience sampling technique. In collecting data, whistleblowing, organizational trust, and ethical culture scales were used. In the analysis of the data, descriptive statistics, factor analysis, correlation analysis, and </span></span></span>path analysis in the structural equation model were performed.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The findings reveal that organizational trust has an impact on ethical culture and that some sub-components of organizational trust and ethical culture have an impact on whistleblowing. In addition, it has been determined that the group of health professionals with low work experience has a moderating role in the effect of applicability on internal whistleblowing.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>To handle the whistleblowing mechanism internally in health institutions, it is important to clearly show the ethical rules to the employees. On the other hand, it has been seen that the professional experiences of the employees can be used as a tool for whistleblowing to work.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":72917,"journal":{"name":"Enfermeria clinica (English Edition)","volume":"34 5","pages":"Pages 357-368"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140777063","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}