BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Labor/delivery nurse attitudes and beliefs may affect nursing care decisions and patient outcomes. This psychometric study was conducted to revise the Nurse Attitudes and Beliefs Questionnaire-Revised (NABQ-R). METHODS: The NABQ-R contains 42 items scored with a 4-point Likert scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 4 (strongly agree). An online survey invitation was sent to Colorado intrapartum nurses with 84 complete surveys returned. RESULTS: The NABQ-R scores ranged from 82 to 156 and the Cronbach's alpha was .90. An exploratory factor analysis was conducted, and all items loaded on at least 1 factor. CONCLUSIONS: Our results support acceptable initial psychometric properties for the NABQ-R consistent with existing theory indicating that the NABQ-R shows promise for use in future studies.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Labor/delivery nurse attitudes and beliefs may affect nursing care decisions and patient outcomes. This psychometric study was conducted to revise the Nurse Attitudes and Beliefs Questionnaire-Revised (NABQ-R). METHODS: The NABQ-R contains 42 items scored with a 4-point Likert scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 4 (strongly agree). An online survey invitation was sent to Colorado intrapartum nurses with 84 complete surveys returned. RESULTS: The NABQ-R scores ranged from 82 to 156 and the Cronbach's alpha was .90. An exploratory factor analysis was conducted, and all items loaded on at least 1 factor. CONCLUSIONS: Our results support acceptable initial psychometric properties for the NABQ-R consistent with existing theory indicating that the NABQ-R shows promise for use in future studies.
Authors: Josefina Goberna-Tricas; Ainoa Biurrun-Garrido; Carme Perelló-Iñiguez; Pía Rodríguez-Garrido Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2021-06-17 Impact factor: 3.390