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Valid Items for Screening Dysphagia Risk in Stroke Patients: A Systematic Review
(2012-9-12)Purpose: Early detection of dysphagia in acute stroke is critical as it allows for immediate intervention, thereby reducing mortality, morbidity, length of hospitalization, and healthcare costs. These findings have led ... -
Validating a measure of beliefs in health check-ups among Chinese old adults
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015: Purpose: Regular health check-ups are crucial in a secondary or tertiary prevention of diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and cancer.1-3 These diseases could be detected ... -
Validating nursing students’ self-efficacy ratings and urinary catheterization skills using simulation and iPad video debriefing
The aim of this study was to validate the level of understanding of senior-level nursing students of their self-efficacy by completing the Clinical Skills Self-Efficacy Scale (CSES), deliberate practice in the skills ... -
Validating targeted behavioral markers for baccalaureate nursing student teamwork performance outcomes in simulation
(2017-07-05)Background: Patient safety is a global priority for nurses and healthcare providers alike, yet medical errors are not decreasing. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ, 2014f) indicates that one out of seven ... -
Validating the Conceptual Framework of Creative Teaching among RNSN students in Taiwan
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015: Purpose: A teaching framework of creative thinking on the basis of the creative process of 18 nurses in Taiwan was generated according to the factors of creative thinking, the ... -
Validation and Psychometrics of the Therapeutic Self-Care Scale for the Portuguese Population
(2013-10-22)Session presented on: Friday, July 26, 2013: Purpose: To translate and validate the therapeutic self-care scale (TSC) for the Portuguese population Methods: A cross-sectional study, in medical and surgical wards in 4 ... -
Validation and sensitivity Pictorial Pediatric Symptom Checklist
(2014-11-17)Session presented on Thursday, July 24, 2014: Purpose: The purposes of this study are to share the results of PPSC's validity and reliability in Turkish society, introduce the Turkish version of PPSC, which has translations ... -
Validation of a counseling guide for adherence to antiretroviral therapy using implementation science
Participants will learn about the process of developing and validating a nursing counseling guide to improve adherence to Antiretroviral Treatment to HIV patients using the implementation science. They will know the guide ... -
Validation of a pediatric nurse parent partnership scale for pediatric nurse
This study aimed to validate the Pediatric Nurse Parent Partnership Scale (PNPPS) and assess its psychometric properties for pediatric nurses. The final PNPPS comprised 19 items and showed that the confirmatory factor ... -
Validation of a post-entry English language assessment for commencing undergraduate nursing students
(2014-11-17)Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014: Background: The Australian society has become increasingly culturally and linguistically diverse as a consequence of migration and globalisation, and this diversity is reflected ... -
Validation of a Symptoms Distress Scale in a Cirrhotic Population: Item Response Theory
(2018-06-14)Our study confirmed a valid and reliable instrument to measure symptoms distress of liver cirrhosis. By identifying item applications, the symptoms distress scale should be helpful in effectively assessing and examining ... -
Validation of an "In the Moment" pediatric quality of life scale for hospitalized children
(2016-03-21)Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015: Background: Health-related quality of life from the individual's perspective is widely used to measure of the impact of illness on the individual, outcomes of treatment, ... -
Validation of instruments for older hospitalized patients at risk for functional decline
The study aims at examining the reliability and validity of the following three assessment instruments commonly used in Taiwan to predict functional decline among hospitalized elderly: Identification of Seniors at ... -
Validation of newly developed Quality Maternaly Service Management (QMSM) Model for primary health care facilities
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016: Purpose: Developing countries, including Nigeria, have the highest burden of Maternal and neonatal deaths resulting from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth. The ... -
Validation of the Chichewa Perinatal PTSD Questionnaire (PPQ) and Chichewa Child Health Worry Scale (CHWS)
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Thursday, July 21, 2016: Purpose: Malawi is the country with the highest preterm birth rate in the world [18.1 per 100 live births] (World Health Organization, 2014) and preterm birth is a known risk ... -
Validation of the Chinese short-form Cancer Survivor's Unmet Needs (CaSUN-SF) for women with breast cancer
(2017-06-16)Purpose: It was necessary to assess women’s needs in advance to develop their survivorship care plan more effectively. However, too many items and not specific for breast cancer women were the limitation on the ... -
Validation of the Korean version of the Wijma Delivery Expectancy Questionnaire (W-DEQ): Version A
The study is about translate the Korean version W-DEQ version A (delivery expectancy for antenatal version) into Korean and examine its validity and reliability among pregnant women. The W-DEQ may be a useful tool for ... -
Validation of the Lasater Clinical Judgement Rubric and Predictors of Clinical Nursing Judgement in Simulation
(2018-03-15)The Lasater Clinical Judgement Rubric (LCJR) is frequently used in clinical judgement assessment in education, but there are few clinical studies to illustrate its validity or identify predictors of clinical judgement ... -
Validation of the Practice Environment Scale to Brazilian culture
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Saturday, July 23, 2016 and Sunday, July 24, 2016: Purpose: the professional practice environment is defined as a system with characteristics that favor or difficult the development of nurse activities. ... -
Validation of the Uncivil Behavior in Clinical Nursing Education Scale for Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists
Incivility in nursing education contributes to the ongoing nursing shortage. Most of the research focuses on undergraduate nursing education. A need exists in nurse anesthesia. During anesthesia, instances of incivility ...