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Showing 1 to 20 of 50 for “"psychometric testing"”.
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Ineffective Psychometric Testing: GRE Test Administration
… questions, and the accurate measurement of psychometrics.</p>
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The development and psychometric testing of the shared decision-making instrument
… the aim of this research was to develop a psychometrically sound, theoretically based instrument to assess the four Shared Decision-Making (SDM) constructs of knowledge, attitude, self-efficacy, and intent. The study sample of 1525 school nurses who were members of the National Association …
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Psychometric Testing of the TeamSTEPPS® 2.0 Team Performance Observation Tool
… quantitative study was to establish baseline psychometric properties of the TeamSTEPPS<strong><sup>®</sup></strong> 2.0 TPOT. Using the Dickinson and McIntyre Teamwork Model as a guiding theoretical framework, fifty-one TeamSTEPPS<strong><sup>®</sup></strong>trained healthcare professionals …
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Development And Initial Psychometric Testing Of The Perceived Racism Shifting Survey (prss)
<p>ABSTRACT</p> <p>DEVELOPMENT AND INITIAL PSYCHOMETRIC TESTING OF THE PERCEIVED RACISM SHIFTING SURVEY (PRSS)</p> <p>by</p> <p>SARAN T. HOLLIER, MSN, RN</p> <p>May, 2015</p> <p>Advisor: Dr. Rosalind Peters</p> <p>Major: Nursing</p> <p>Degree: Doctor of Philosophy</p> <p> Perceived racism …
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Development and psychometric testing of Hensarling's Diabetes Family Support Scale
… Support in Chronic Illness Inventory (SSCII). Psychometric testing focused on estimating reliability (i.e., internal consistency) and several types of validity: content, criterion-related (concurrent and predictive), convergent, and construct validity. Testing also resulted in item reduction, …
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Psychometric Testing of the Walker's Feelings and Thoughts About Weight Scale in Taiwan
… guiding conceptual framework and to examine the psychometric properties of a Chinese Version of the Feelings and Thoughts About Weight (FATAW) scale. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive design and a convenience sample of postpartum women three-to-nine month postpartum were recruited over a …
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The Development and Psychometric Testing of a Hypertension Knowledge Instrument in a Vulnerable Population
… primary objective of the study was to assess the psychometric properties of a hypertension knowledge instrument in a vulnerable population. The secondary objective was to determine the association between hypertension knowledge and outcomes such as systolic and diastolic blood pressure and …
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The development and psychometric testing of the health literacy knowledge, application, and confidence scale (HLKACS)
<p>Health literacy continues to be a pervasive issue faced by adults today within the healthcare environment. One in four adults cannot make informed decisions regarding their own care and do not understand basic healthcare information. Nursing provides the majority of healthcare teaching, yet …
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The Development and Psychometric Testing of an Instrument Measuring the Use of Intuition by Nursing Students
… The purpose of this study was to develop and psychometrically evaluate an intuition instrument for nursing students. An intuition instrument can provide the means to (a) determine if students use intuition in care providing activities and (b) measure intuition use over time. Instrument …
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Instrument Development and Psychometric Testing of the Capstone-Experience Preceptor Preparedness Scale: The Cap-ExPresS Study
… preparedness. The purpose of this study was to psychometrically test a 67-item instrument, the Cap-ExPresS developed during a pilot study, which evaluated the level of self-perceived confidence preceptors reported when working with capstone students. Methods: The subject population was clinical …
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Staff nurse perceptions' of nurse manager caring behaviors: psychometric testing of the Caring Assessment Tool-Administration (CAT-adm©)
… caring behaviors; however, it lacked robust psychometric testing. This study was undertaken to establish the CAT-adm© survey as a reliable and valid tool to measure staff nurses' perceptions of nurse managers' caring behaviors. The Quality-Caring Model® (QCM®) served as the theoretical …
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Psychometric Testing of the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Model of Behavior Change Questionnaire in Mexican-Americans with Diabetes Type 2
Background: The most successful diabetes self-management (DSM) programs focus on changing previously established behavior patterns. To develop focused and culturally appropriate self-management programs, health care providers need valid and reliable assessment tools. Purpose: To test the …
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Cancer Treatment-Related Fatigue: Psychometric Testing of the Cancer Treatment-Related Fatigue Representation Scale (CTRFRep) in Patients Undergoing Radiation Treatment for Cancer
… Representation of CTRF. When evaluating psychometrics, the Identity and Cause subscales are analyzed independent of the other subscales. For the Identity subscale, symptoms most reported as related to CTRF were lack of energy, loss of strength, and feeling blue. For the Cause subscale, …
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Translation, Adaptation and Psychometric Testing of Nurses’ Attitudes towards and Awareness of Research and Development in Nursing for use in Indonesian Primary Health Care Settings
… within nursing (ATRAD-N) version II, and psychometric testing of the translated instrument. Background: The literature review presented herein highlighted the importance of understanding the attitudes of nurses towards research and research utilisation. This will enable us to understand …
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The Development and Psychometric Testing of an Inventory to Measure Health-Focused Perceived Family Support and Communication Behaviors with Chronic Disease Patients: A Three-Phase Study
… with 12 participants generated 91 items for psychometric analysis. These items were tested through expert content review, and in pilot testing (n = 23), the remaining 84 items demonstrated test- retest and internal reliability. Through factor analysis (n = 209), two factors emerged to explain …
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The psychological impact of psychometric assessment: The influence of locus of control and feedback
Psychometric testing is widely used in the selection of employees. Many people also take psychometric tests in consultation with careers advisers for personal development purposes. This research examines the short-term negative reactions to the test and feedback process in terms of changes in …
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Examining Bullying, Harassment, and Horizontal Violence (BHHV) in Student Nurses
… as the methodological guide, (2) the initial psychometric testing of BEHAVE (Bulling, harassment, and HorizontAl ViolencE) for validity and reliability at a university-based school of nursing in New York, and (3) a descriptive, quantitative survey of baccalaureate nursing students at a …
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Assessing the measurement characteristics of prominent social, emotional and behavioral skills among rural Indian girls
… 2019) The purpose of this research is to conduct psychometric testing of measures of prominent SEB skills like the sense of belonging, grit and self-esteem among highly marginalized rural adolescent Indian girls. The factor structure, reliability, and validity were examined among 663 Indian …
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Development of the Postpartum Smoking Questionnaire (PPSQ)
… that contributed to postpartum smoking. Pilot testing of the PPSR-Q was conducted using test-retest reliability and item-to-total score correlation techniques. Suggested nursing interventions are presented based on the elicitation study results. Following further development and psychometric …
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Investigating the assessment and treatment of violence in adolscents with developmental disabilities
… critiques the How I Think Questionnaire (HIT), a psychometric measure for adolescents that assesses attitudes linked with violence. The HIT has undergone fairly stringent psychometric testing, but limitations are outlined and further validation is required. Chapter 5 presents a case study of the …
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