Development of a Tool for the Assessment of Nurses' Attitudes Toward Delirium.


Journal

Journal of nursing measurement
ISSN: 1945-7049
Titre abrégé: J Nurs Meas
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9318902

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
01 08 2019
Historique:
entrez: 13 9 2019
pubmed: 13 9 2019
medline: 22 9 2020
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

The prevalence of delirium during hospitalization is high in older patients and there is evidence of staff regarding them as unpopular or a burden. This study aims to develop an instrument examining nurses' attitudes toward patients with delirium. Stages included (a) content identification, (b) content development, (c) content critique, (e) pilot study with a test-retest reliability, (f) field study consisting of psychometric testing of the internal consistency and construct validity. The Cronbach's alpha was 0.89 and the stability reliability was acceptable. The factor analysis resulted in three factors explaining a total of 56.5% of the variance. hese factors are "beliefs," "behavior," and "emotions," explaining 37.025%, 12.792%, and 5.652% of variance. The Attitude Tool of Delirium (ATOD) is a reliable and valid instrument for the assessment of attitudes toward delirium.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
The prevalence of delirium during hospitalization is high in older patients and there is evidence of staff regarding them as unpopular or a burden. This study aims to develop an instrument examining nurses' attitudes toward patients with delirium.
METHODS
Stages included (a) content identification, (b) content development, (c) content critique, (e) pilot study with a test-retest reliability, (f) field study consisting of psychometric testing of the internal consistency and construct validity.
RESULTS
The Cronbach's alpha was 0.89 and the stability reliability was acceptable. The factor analysis resulted in three factors explaining a total of 56.5% of the variance. hese factors are "beliefs," "behavior," and "emotions," explaining 37.025%, 12.792%, and 5.652% of variance.
CONCLUSIONS
The Attitude Tool of Delirium (ATOD) is a reliable and valid instrument for the assessment of attitudes toward delirium.

Identifiants

pubmed: 31511410
pii: 27/2/277
doi: 10.1891/1061-3749.27.2.277
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

277-296

Informations de copyright

© Copyright 2019 Springer Publishing Company, LLC.

Auteurs

Evridiki Papastavrou (E)

Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus.

Maria Papaioannou (M)

Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus.

Melina Evripidou (M)

Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus.

Haritini Tsangari (H)

University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus.

Christiana Kouta (C)

Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus.

Anastasios Merkouris (A)

Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus.

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