| Psychometric validation of Emotional Reaction Instrument-English to measure American children's emotional responses to hospitalisation. | |
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PMID: 23043670 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Aims and objectives. The aim of this study was to test the initial psychometric properties of the Emotional Reactions Instrument-English with hospitalised American children, ages 7-12 years, in the USA. Background. Children's negative emotional responses have been a subject of concern for paediatric clinicians and researchers, especially because negative emotional responses following or during hospitalisation are associated with adverse patient outcomes. Existing self-report paediatric instruments have a number of limitations including lack of clinical feasibility and psychometric evidence. Design. A survey and psychometric approach was used to test initial reliability and validity of the Emotional Reactions Instrument-English. Methods. Two hundred hospitalised American children, 7-12 years of age, who were admitted to a Children's Hospital in the USA were recruited for this study. The children were administered the Emotional Reactions Instrument-English, the Facial Affective Scale, and a demographic form. Results. Internal consistency was supported by a Cronbach's alpha of 0·83 for the total scale. Alpha coefficients for subscales ranged from 0·59-0·82. Construct validity was tested with exploratory factor analysis. Through principal component analysis, four factors were identified that explained 64% of the variance. Concurrent validity was supported by most items in the Emotional Reactions Instrument-English being significantly correlated with the Facial Affective Scale (r = 0·18-0·59). The instrument can be administered to hospitalised children in 5-10 minutes. Conclusions. The results of this exploratory study provide initial support for the psychometric adequacy of the Emotional Reactions Instrument-English with hospitalised American children ages 7-12 years. Further testing of the Emotional Reactions Instrument-English is required to validate the subscales and evaluate the instrument's use with children of different ages, race and ethnicity. Relevance to clinical practice. This study introduces a new, clinically feasible instrument to measure children's diverse emotional responses to hospitalisation. |
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Jin-Sun Kim; Jeong-Hwan Park; Roxie L Foster; Abbas Tavakoli |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-10-9 |
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Title: Journal of clinical nursing Volume: - ISSN: 1365-2702 ISO Abbreviation: J Clin Nurs Publication Date: 2012 Oct |
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Created Date: 2012-10-9 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9207302 Medline TA: J Clin Nurs Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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© 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd. |
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Authors:Jin-Sun Kim, PhD, RN, Professor, Department of Nursing, Chosun University; Jeong-hwan Park, PhD. RN, Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, Chosun University, Gwangju, South Korea; Roxie L Foster, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor, College of Nursing, Health Sciences Center, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO; Abbas Tavakoli, DrPH. MPH, ME, Statistician and Director of Statistical Laboratory, College of Nursing, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA. |
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