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Construct validity in instrument development: a vital link between nursing practice, research, and theory.

L Rew1, D Stuppy, H Becker

  • 1Center for Health Care Research and Evaluation, School of Nursing, University of Texas, Austin.

ANS. Advances in Nursing Science
|July 1, 1988
PubMed
Summary

This study examined nursing research instrument development, finding most studies linked to theory and identified nursing problems. However, implications for practice and theory development were often limited, highlighting a need for stronger connections.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Science
  • Health Research Methodology

Background:

  • Construct validity is crucial for linking nursing practice, research, and theory.
  • Instrument development and modification are key components of nursing research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the evidence of linkages between nursing practice, research, and theory in published nursing instruments.
  • To assess the reporting of construct validity in instrument development within Advances in Nursing Science.

Main Methods:

  • A review of 17 articles from Advances in Nursing Science reporting instrument development or modification.
  • Analysis of the extent to which these articles demonstrated linkages to theoretical constructs, nursing problems, and construct validity evidence.

Main Results:

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  • All reviewed articles were based on theoretical constructs, and 15 identified nursing problems.
  • 14 articles provided evidence of construct validity, primarily using factor analysis.
  • Implications for nursing practice were limited, and research suggestions focused on further instrument development.

Conclusions:

  • While most nursing instrument development studies are theoretically grounded and identify nursing problems, the reporting of construct validity needs strengthening.
  • There is a consistent need to enhance the explicit implications for nursing practice and theory development stemming from instrument validation research.
  • Strengthening the integration of practice, research, and theory is essential for advancing nursing science through robust instrument development.