Psychometric analysis of the scale for the predisposition to the occurrence of adverse events in nursing care provided in ICUs.
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OBJECTIVE to present the result of the validity and reliability studies concerning the Scale for the Predisposition to the Occurrence of Adverse Events (EPEA). METHOD construct validity was based on Principal Components Analysis. RESULTS reliability verified through Cronbach's alpha indicated good reliability (structure α=0.80; process α=0.92). CONCLUSION based on its psychometric indicators, the EPEA can be considered a valid measure to assess the attitudes of nurses in relation to factors that potentially lead to the occurrence of adverse events in ICUs.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Revista latino-americana de enfermagem
دوره 21 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013