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Development and psychometric validation of a questionnaire to evaluate nurses' adherence to recommendations for
Ana Belén Moya-Suárez1, José Miguel Morales-Asencio2, Marta Aranda-Gallardo1
1Department of Nursing, Agencia Sanitaria Costa del Sol, Ctra. Nacional 340, Km. 187 Marbella, Málaga, Spain.
Aim Of The Study:
The main objective of this work is the development and psychometric validation of an instrument to evaluate nurses' adherence to the main recommendations issued for preventing pressure ulcers.
Material And Methods:
An instrument was designed based on the main recommendations for the prevention of pressure ulcers published in various clinical practice guides. Subsequently, it was proceeded to evaluate the face and content validity of the instrument by an expert group. It has been applied to 249 Spanish nurses took part in a cross-sectional study to obtain a psychometric evaluation (reliability and construct validity) of the instrument. The study data were compiled from June 2015 to July 2016.
Results:
From the results of the psychometric analysis, a final 18-item, 4-factor questionnaire was derived, which explained 60.5% of the variance and presented the following optimal indices of fit (CMIN/DF: 1.40 p < 0.001; GFI: 0.93; NFI: 0.92; CFI: 0.98; TLI: 0.97; RMSEA: 0.04 (90% CI 0.025-0.054).
Conclusions:
The results obtained show that the instrument presents suitable psychometric properties for evaluating nurses' adherence to recommendations for the prevention of pressure ulcers.
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