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Reliability and validity of a tool to assess oncology nurses' experiences with prognosis-related communication
1Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI.
Purpose/Objectives:
To establish the reliability and validity of a previously developed survey measuring nurses' experiences with prognosis-related communication.
Design:
Psychometric testing of survey.
Setting:
Mailed survey of Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) members.
Sample:
392 ONS members.
Methods:
Reliability was analyzed using Cronbach's alpha. Total scale and subscale characteristics were evaluated through inter-item correlation matrices, average inter-item correlations, corrected item-to-total correlations, and Cronbach's alpha coefficients if the items were removed. Construct validity was assessed using exploratory factor analysis and contrasted group comparisons.
Main Research Variables:
Measures of attitudes toward prognosis-related communication, demographic variables.
Findings:
A three-factor structure emerged with acceptable reliability and validity. Contrasted group comparisons revealed differences in prognosis-related communication by nurses' years of experience with patients with cancer, level of education, and extent of education about prognosis-related communication.
Conclusions:
The final three-factor instrument, Prognosis-Related Communication in Oncology Nursing, was found to have acceptable reliability and validity.
Implications For Nursing:
The final instrument can serve as a tool to measure nurses' experiences with prognosis-related communication. Such measurements may guide interventions that aim to improve the process of prognostic disclosure and elucidate the role of the nurse in the process.
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