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- Title
A Scale Development Study for Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections of Patients with Indwelling Urinary Catheters.
- Authors
Kavak, Hulya Kocyigit; Karagozoglu, Serife
- Abstract
Background: The prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections is important in hospital infections. Catheter-associated urinary tract infections can be reduced with suitable precautions. However, no study has been found in the literature that reveals the role of patients in the prevention of urinary catheter-associated infections and a measurement tool to test this. Aims and objectives: The aim of this study is to develop a valid, and reliable measurement tool in the Turkish version to determine the attitudes of patients with indwelling urinary catheters in preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections. Design: Methodological, and cross-sectional study Methods: The sample of this study consisted of total 738 patients (400 patients for exploratory factor analysis, and 338 patients for confirmatory factor analysis). Results: The Attitude Scale for Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections of Patients with Indwelling Urinary Catheters consists of three sub-dimensions, and 31 items: Behavior (eleven item), Awareness (eleven item), and Reporting (nine item). Exploratory factor analysis yielded a three-factors tructure and confirmatory factor analysis showed a good fit for the three-factor model. The value of Cronbach's alpha was 0.882. Conclusion: The Attitude Scale for Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections of Patients with Indwelling Urinary Catheters is a valid, and reliable tool that provides psychometric properties.
- Subjects
CROSS-sectional method; CRONBACH'S alpha; T-test (Statistics); RESEARCH evaluation; PILOT projects; URINARY catheters; EXPERIMENTAL design; RESEARCH methodology; RESEARCH; STATISTICAL reliability; CATHETER-associated urinary tract infections; FACTOR analysis; DATA analysis software; PATIENTS' attitudes
- Publication
International Journal of Caring Sciences, 2024, Vol 17, Issue 2, p655
- ISSN
1791-5201
- Publication type
Article