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¹University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland kdoran@umaryland.edu.

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This study assessed two new scales for function-focused care, finding good reliability and some validity. The scales showed internal consistency but were not correlated with exercise levels.

Keywords:

long-term care outcome expectations role modeling self-efficacy staff function-focused care

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Area of Science:

Health Promotion
Psychometrics
Occupational Health

Background:

Worksite health promotion projects are crucial for staff well-being.
Assessing staff self-efficacy and outcome expectations is vital in healthcare settings.
Function-focused care interventions require reliable and valid measurement tools.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the reliability and validity of two novel scales: Staff Self-Efficacy for Function Focused Care and Staff Outcome Expectations for Function Focused Care.
To determine the psychometric properties of these scales using baseline data from a worksite health promotion project.
To provide evidence for the utility of these scales in measuring staff perceptions related to function-focused care.

Main Methods:

Utilized baseline data from 98 long-term care staff participants.
Employed Pearson correlations and Rasch analysis to test scale reliability and validity.
Assessed internal consistency using Cronbach's alpha and item fit statistics (INFIT/OUTFIT mean square).

Main Results:

Both scales demonstrated good internal consistency, with reliability coefficients of .80 for Staff Self-Efficacy and .83 for Staff Outcome Expectations.
Most items exhibited acceptable INFIT and OUTFIT mean square statistics, indicating good model fit.
A significant correlation was found between the two scales (r = .342, p = .007), suggesting convergent validity. However, neither scale correlated with participants' baseline exercise levels.

Conclusions:

The study provides preliminary evidence for the validity and internal consistency of the Staff Self-Efficacy and Staff Outcome Expectations for Function Focused Care scales.
Suggestions for refinement are offered to enhance the measures for future research and application.
These scales hold potential for use in evaluating function-focused care initiatives in occupational health settings.