Allison A Norful1, Siqin Ye2, Jonathan Shaffer3, Lusine Poghosyan4. 1. Columbia University School of Nursing, New York aan2139@cumc.columbia.edu. 2. Columbia University Medical Center, New York. 3. University of Colorado Denver, Colorado. 4. Columbia University School of Nursing, New York.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Provider co-management has emerged in practice to alleviate demands of larger, more complex patient panels, yet no tools exist to measure nurse practitioner (NP)-physician co-management. The purpose of this study is to develop a tool that measures NP-physician co-management. METHODS: Items were generated based on three theoretical dimensions of co-management. Face and content validity were established with six experts. Pilot testing was conducted with a convenience sample of 40 NPs and physicians. We computed mean, standard deviation, skewness, interitem and corrected item-total correlations, and Cronbach's alpha. RESULTS: Psychometric analysis yielded high subscale reliability: effective communication (α = .811); mutual respect and trust (α = .746); and shared philosophy of care (α = .779). CONCLUSIONS: PCMI demonstrates strong internal reliability consistency. Future research to examine construct validity is recommended.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Provider co-management has emerged in practice to alleviate demands of larger, more complex patient panels, yet no tools exist to measure nurse practitioner (NP)-physician co-management. The purpose of this study is to develop a tool that measures NP-physician co-management. METHODS: Items were generated based on three theoretical dimensions of co-management. Face and content validity were established with six experts. Pilot testing was conducted with a convenience sample of 40 NPs and physicians. We computed mean, standard deviation, skewness, interitem and corrected item-total correlations, and Cronbach's alpha. RESULTS: Psychometric analysis yielded high subscale reliability: effective communication (α = .811); mutual respect and trust (α = .746); and shared philosophy of care (α = .779). CONCLUSIONS:PCMI demonstrates strong internal reliability consistency. Future research to examine construct validity is recommended.