Psychometric testing of the revised “Families’ Importance in Nursing Care—Nurses’ Attitudes instrument”
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Article Title | Psychometric testing of the revised “Families’ Importance in Nursing Care—Nurses’ Attitudes instrument” |
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ERA Journal ID | 14101 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Mackie, Benjamin R. (Author), Marshall, Andrea (Author), Mitchell, Marion (Author) and Ireland, Michael J. (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Advanced Nursing |
Journal Citation | 74 (2), pp. 482-490 |
Number of Pages | 9 |
Year | 2017 |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0309-2402 |
1365-2648 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13442 |
Web Address (URL) | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jan.13442 |
Abstract | Background: The validity of instruments is crucial in ensuring that data collected are sound and that these data represents what the instrument claims to measure. When an instrument is revised or used in a different population it is useful to re-examine its construct validity. Aim: To test the psychometrics properties of an instrument - the revised Families' Importance In Nursing Care - Nurses' Attitudes, designed to measure nurse’ attitudes towards involving family in nursing care in an adult acute care setting. Design and methodology: A cross-sectional survey design was used in April - May 2016 with a sample of Enrolled and Registered Nurses (N = 212) to test the factor structure of the revised Families’ Importance In Nursing - Nurses’ Attitudes instrument. The instrument had 26 items with a five-point Likert response scale. Principle components analysis and exploratory factor analysis were performed with oblique rotations to assess the internal structure of the instrument. Setting: A regional referral hospital in Queensland, Australia. Results: Using Principal Components Analysis and Principal Axis Factoring we obtained the same factor structure to that originally identified for the instrument. Our results suggested the removal of six items to refine the instrument and achieve simple structure. Conclusion: The removal of several items, relabeling of factors and residual cross-loading issues suggests that further revisions to the instrument are needed. |
Keywords | acute care, attitudes, family care, construct validity, factor analysis, family,nursing, psychometric testing and survey |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 441006. Sociological methodology and research methods |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | University of the Sunshine Coast |
Griffith University | |
Institute for Resilient Regions | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q4819/psychometric-testing-of-the-revised-families-importance-in-nursing-care-nurses-attitudes-instrument
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