PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to develop and preliminarily evaluate the reliability and validity of the Symptom-Management Self-Efficacy Scale-Breast Cancer (SMSES-BC) related to chemotherapy. METHODS The study included three stages. This paper presents the results of stage 2 and stage 3. In total, 34 items in the SMSES-BC were found during stage 1 from qualitative findings, a literat...

BACKGROUND From a management perspective, it is necessary to examine how a hospital's top management assess the patient safety culture in their organisation. This study examines whether the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture for hospital management (HSOPS_M) has the same psychometric properties as the HSOPS for hospital employees does. METHODS In 2008, a questionnaire survey including ...

BACKGROUND Evaluation of patients' experience of their osteopathic treatment has recently been investigated leading to the development of the Patient Perception Measure - Osteopathy (PPM-O). The aim of the study was to investigate the construct validity of the PPM-O. METHODS Patients presenting to osteopathy student-led teaching clinics at two Australian universities were asked to complete tw...

In this study, it was aimed to develop a scale that will serve determine the self-efficacy beliefs of pre-service teachers in creating an effective learning environment. The belief for environment developed line with opinions field experts and education faculty students by scanning literature. trial form consists 79 items. Content validity, construct reliability, item-based validity studies wer...

there is an inherently political activity in all transactions, therefore, it is considered as one of the constituent elements of the organizations and has attracted the attention of management researchers. although political behavior can have positive or negative consequences, much of the research focuses its dark side. this type of behavior creates a divisive and damaging work environment that...

Social justice leadership has become a necessity in education as many other fields. It is important to see how much this need met the world of education, and most importantly, seen from eyes students. Minimizing disadvantage distance process possible with social leadership. The aim research develop scale during based on student opinions. was carried out participation 156 students studying secon...

Recently, Marsh, Martin, and Jackson (2010) developed a short form of the Physical Self-Description Questionnaire (PSDQ-S). The objective of this study was to examine the construct validity and reliability of the PSDQ-S in a French adolescent sample. The sample used in this study included 587 adolescents (247 boys, 340 girls, Mage=14.62). Confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) provided support for ...