Psychometric testing of the caring assessment tool: Administration (CAT-Adm©):

SAGE Open Medicine

Cheryl LynnWolverton¹ 

关键词: Psychometric research;    staff nurse–nurse manager relationship;    survey design;    caring relationships;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2050312118760739

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Objectives:The overall purpose of this study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Caring Assessment Tool-Administration survey. Three specific aims were to (1) evaluate construct validity of the Caring Assessment Tool-Administration survey by testing the hypothesized eight-factor structure of staff nurses’ perceptions of nurse manager caring behaviors, (2) estimate the internal consistency, and (3) conduct item reduction analysis.Methods:A 94-item Caring Assessment Tool-Administration designed to assess nurse manager caring behaviors appeared in the literature but lacked robust psychometric testing. Using a foundational theory and a cross-sectional descriptive design, the Caring Assessment Tool-Administration was evaluated for reliability and construct validity. Using convenience sampling, 1143 registered nurses were recruited from acute care hospitals in three states located in the Midwestern, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern Regions of the United States.Results:Psychometric testing of the Carin...

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