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Nursing Attitudes Questionnaire: Testing the Psychometric Characteristics of the Italian Version (NAQ-IV).
- Source :
- Healthcare (2227-9032); Jul2024, Vol. 12 Issue 14, p1366, 12p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Introduction: The image of a nurse is a source of concern due to its impact on recruitment into the profession, political decisions about the profession, and how the image affects nursing practice. For these reasons, one of the long-term challenges is to assess and maintain a favorable public image that respects the utility and value of the nursing profession. Aim: This study aims to validate an instrument for assessing the image of the nurse as perceived by Italian citizens. Methods: A non-probabilistic sample of 564 people participated in the study between 2022 and 2023. Sociodemographic information of the Italian citizens was collected, and the instrument used to evaluate the perceived public image was the Nursing Attitudes Questionnaire (NAQ). The psychometric properties of the Italian version of the NAQ (NAQ-IV) were calculated using Cronbach's alpha, item–total correlations, skewness, and kurtosis. Factor analysis was performed using principal axis factoring and the varimax rotation method. Results: Factor analysis revealed a four-factor model explaining more than 60.52% of the variance, with the largest variance explained by the "Role and Professionalism" factor (34.08%). The internal consistency calculation showed a Cronbach's alpha of 0.89 for the scale and between 0.88 and 0.89 among the factors; all the items verified the item–total correlation and response variability criteria. Conclusions: The NAQ-IV could be a valid tool for assessing the perception of Italian citizens. However, further studies are recommended to evaluate the reliability of the instrument, especially in the evolving professional profile and social health welfare. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- PEARSON correlation (Statistics)
SELF-evaluation
NURSES
T-test (Statistics)
CRONBACH'S alpha
OCCUPATIONAL roles
MEDICAL quality control
QUESTIONNAIRES
RESEARCH methodology evaluation
PILOT projects
STATISTICAL sampling
RESEARCH evaluation
HOSPITAL nursing staff
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
NURSING
ITALIANS
NURSES' attitudes
PSYCHOMETRICS
COMPARATIVE studies
DATA analysis software
SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors
FACTOR analysis
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22279032
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 14
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Healthcare (2227-9032)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 178691200
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12141366