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Brenda Happell1, Chris Platania-Phung1, Brett Scholz2
1School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.
Purpose:
Evaluate the validity of the Opening Minds Scale (OMS) for nursing students via Rasch models and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA).
Design And Methods:
Undergraduate nursing student responses to OMS (n = 423). Validity was evaluated via CFA and Rasch analysis.
Findings:
CFA results were strongest for a three-factor 13-item version of OMS. Rasch modeling supported sound properties for two of three scales. Internal reliabilities ranged between 0.6 and 0.7.
Practice Implications:
OMS has potential as a valid measure for stigma research and antistigma program evaluation. Rasch analysis suggest it is inappropriate to use a total OMS score for nursing student populations.
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