TY - JOUR
T1 - Validation of the Nursing Activities Score in Portuguese intensive care units
AU - Macedo, Ana Paula Morais de Carvalho
AU - Mendes, Clara Maria Faria Simães
AU - Candeias, Analisa Lia Silva
AU - Sousa, Marco Paulo Rodrigues
AU - Hoffmeister, Louíse Viecili
AU - Lage, Maria Isabel Gomes Sousa
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PY - 2016/9/1
Y1 - 2016/9/1
N2 - Objective: to describe the process of adaptation and validation of the Nursing Activities Score to the Portuguese context. Method: this was a pilot study of adaptation and validation of the Nursing Activities Score with a sample consisting of 67 patients hospitalized in the intensive care units of three Portuguese hospitals. The construct validity was assessed through factor analysis procedures and the internal consistency of the items was measured through the Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Results: a mean workload value of 63.04% (SD = 14.25; Median = 61.30) was obtained. Psychometric data revealed a Cronbach's alpha of 0.71 in the total scale, indicating an acceptable accuracy. Confirmatory factor analysis suggested an appropriate adjustment between the model and the data (χ2(199) = 214.5, p = 0.214; CFI = 0.95; RMSA = 0.035). Conclusion: in the present study, the Portuguese version of the Nursing Activities Score was found to be a valid instrument, enabling a safe assessment of the workload of nurses.
AB - Objective: to describe the process of adaptation and validation of the Nursing Activities Score to the Portuguese context. Method: this was a pilot study of adaptation and validation of the Nursing Activities Score with a sample consisting of 67 patients hospitalized in the intensive care units of three Portuguese hospitals. The construct validity was assessed through factor analysis procedures and the internal consistency of the items was measured through the Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Results: a mean workload value of 63.04% (SD = 14.25; Median = 61.30) was obtained. Psychometric data revealed a Cronbach's alpha of 0.71 in the total scale, indicating an acceptable accuracy. Confirmatory factor analysis suggested an appropriate adjustment between the model and the data (χ2(199) = 214.5, p = 0.214; CFI = 0.95; RMSA = 0.035). Conclusion: in the present study, the Portuguese version of the Nursing Activities Score was found to be a valid instrument, enabling a safe assessment of the workload of nurses.
KW - Carga de trabalho
KW - Unidades de cuidados intensivos
KW - Enfermagem
KW - Gestão
KW - Nursing Activities Score
KW - Workload
KW - Intensive care units
KW - Nursing
KW - Management
KW - Nursing activities score
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U2 - 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0147
DO - 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0147
M3 - Article
C2 - 27783730
AN - SCOPUS:85031696730
SN - 0034-7167
VL - 69
SP - 826
EP - 832
JO - Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
JF - Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
IS - 5
ER -