J Korean Acad Nurs.  2012 Oct;42(5):749-758. 10.4040/jkan.2012.42.5.749.

Development of an Instrument to Measure Intra-Operative Caring Behaviors Perceived by Regional Anesthesia Patients

• Kim MJ
• Lee EN

• KMID: 1499502
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2012.42.5.749

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to develop a tool for measuring the intra-operative caring as perceived by regional anesthesia patients.
METHODS
A preliminary instrument with 54 questions, based on a literature review and semi-structured interviews with 11 regional anesthesia patients, was developed. A group of experts revised individual questions, and 34 questions were finally selected. This tool was tested with 137 regional anesthesia patients admitted to D university hospital in B city from August to October 2008.
RESULTS
The validity and reliability of the tool were tested using factor analysis. After item analysis, one question with a correlation coefficient under .30 was discarded After performing factor analysis on the final 33 questions, 7 factors were identified; holistic needs fulfillment, consideration, protective environment, cautiousness, concern, information, physical comfort. The total variance shown in the test was 73.5%. A Cronbach alpha of 0.96 showed the reliability of the instrument.
CONCLUSION
Results of this study indicate that the tool is statistically reliable and valid to measure the intraoperative caring perceived by regional anesthesia patients. This tool can be utilized usefully in assessing the effects of nursing interventions for regional anesthesia patients.

Keyword

Anesthesia; Intraoperative care; Instrumentation

MeSH Terms

Adult
Anesthesia, Conduction
Female
Humans
Interviews as Topic
Intraoperative Care
Male
Middle Aged
Nursing Evaluation Research
Nursing Staff, Hospital/psychology
Patients/*psychology
*Program Development
Questionnaires

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  Figure 1 Conceptual framework for the study: Watson's 10 carative factors.

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