Development of an Attitude Scale for Home Care

DURU P., ÖRSAL Ö., Karadag E.

RESEARCH AND THEORY FOR NURSING PRACTICE, cilt.29, sa.4, ss.306-324, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 29 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1891/1541-6577.29.4.306
  • Dergi Adı: RESEARCH AND THEORY FOR NURSING PRACTICE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.306-324
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: home care, home care services, attitude scale, scale, HEALTH-CARE, MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, CAREGIVERS, MODEL, NURSES, LIFE
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The aim of this study was to evaluate the attitudes about home care services and to develop a reliable and valid measurement tool. This methodological study was carried out on 290 students studying at a school of health. Mary Albrecht's nursing model for home health care, Jean Watson's theory of human caring, and Leslie Jean Neal's theory of home health nursing practice constituted the theoretical framework of the study. According to the results of the confirmatory factor analysis, obtained fit indices (chi(2)/df = 1.91, root mean square error of approximation [RMSEA] = .057, normed fit index [NFI] = .80, comparative fit index [CFI] = .89, goodness-of-fit index [GFI] = .85) showed that the proposed model is appropriate for the scale. The Attitude Scale for Home Care (ASHC) consists of 3 subdimensions and 29 items. Cronbach's alpha of the questionnaire was .93. Therefore, ASHC is a valid and reliable instrument for measuring attitudes about home care and can be used in selecting personnel to work in home care services.