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Development and Validation of a Nursing Work Interruption Scale
1Nursing Department, Busan Institute of Science and Technology, Busan 6639, Korea.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
|October 27, 2022
Summary
Nurses
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Healthcare Management
- Occupational Health
Background:
- Work interruptions negatively impact nurses' cognitive processes, efficiency, and well-being.
- Interruptions can lead to burnout and critical patient care errors.
- Quantifying work interruptions is crucial for improving nursing practice.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and validate a reliable self-report scale for measuring work interruptions in hospital settings.
- To identify the key factors contributing to nurse work interruptions.
- To provide a tool for assessing the impact of interventions aimed at reducing interruptions.
Main Methods:
- Literature review and expert interviews to identify interruption components and items.
- Content validity assessment by nursing experts.
- Pilot testing and final data collection from 359 nurses.
- Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) for scale development and validation.
Main Results:
- A 12-item Work Interruption Measurement Scale for Nurses was developed, comprising two domains: human and environmental factors.
- The scale demonstrated good construct validity, predictive validity, and internal consistency reliability.
- Exploratory factor analysis identified two main factors explaining 55.73% of the variance.
Conclusions:
- The validated 12-item scale effectively measures work interruptions experienced by nurses.
- This tool can aid in assessing the extent of interruptions and evaluating intervention effectiveness.
- The scale supports efforts to mitigate interruptions and enhance patient safety in nursing.
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