Reliability and Construct Validity of the Nurses' Intention to Use Deep Vein Thrombosis Preventive Measures Questionnaire.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Valid and reliable measurements are paramount to advance the science of intensive care unit (ICU) nursing. This study aimed to evaluate the reliability and construct validity of the Nurses' Intention to Use Deep Vein Thrombosis Preventive Measures Questionnaire among critically ill patients in an Egyptian ICU. A cross-sectional, predictive design pilot-tested the psychometric properties of the questionnaire in a convenience sample of 78 RNs working in ICU. METHODS: Construct validity was examined using factor analysis. RESULTS: The Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin measure of sampling was 0.71, and Bartlett's test of sphericity was significant (χ2 = 410.16, p < .05). Four factors were identified through factor analysis. Cronbach's α assessed the internal consistency reliability with a value of .82. CONCLUSION: Our analyses showed that the Nurses' Intention to Use Deep Vein Thrombosis Preventive Measures Questionnaire has good validity and reliability; however, further investigations will be completed.

Development of the Nurses' Intention to Use Deep Vein Thrombosis Preventive Measures Questionnaire.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a serious condition resulting in poor patient outcomes. Therefore, methods to improve nurses' use of preventive measures for DVT are paramount. The purpose of this study was to develop and validate an instrument that captured nurses' intentions to use DVT preventive measures. METHODS: Instrument development occurred in several stages stemming from the recommended formatted structure associated with theory of planned behavior (TPB). Content validity was established with a panel of experts, then the instrument was pilot tested with a sample of intensive care unit (ICU) nurses. RESULTS: The final instrument consisted of four subscales, each subscale was tested with four items by content validity index (CVI) ranging between 0.8 and 1.0, and an overall S-CVI/Ave of 0.93. CONCLUSIONS: The instrument demonstrated high content validity. Future research will test the instrument for psychometric properties.

Sexual and substance use behaviors of college students with disabilities.

OBJECTIVES: To identify the substance use and the sexual behaviors of college students with disabilities. METHODS: A secondary data analysis was conducted of the spring 2009 administration of the ACHA-NCHA II. RESULTS: College students with disabilities tended to be 24 or more years old; of an ethnic minority; and bisexual, gay, or lesbian. They consistently reported engaging in both substance use and sexual risk behaviors more than those of students without disabilities. CONCLUSIONS: Substance use and sexuality programs on college campuses should be physically, socially, and intellectually accessible for students with disabilities while considering their multiple identities. Efforts should be made to recruit or target these students for such programming.