Assessment of the Opening Minds Scale for use with nursing students. Issue 4 (6th June 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Happell, Brenda; Platania‐Phung, Chris; Scholz, Brett; Bocking, Julia; Horgan, Aine; Manning, Fionnuala; Doody, Rory; Hals, Elisabeth; Granerud, Arild; Jan van der Vaart, Kornelis; Allon, Jerry; Lahti, Mari; Pulli, Jarmo; Vatula, Annaliina; Ellilä, Heikki; Griffin, Martha; Russell, Siobhan; MacGabhann, Liam; Bjornsson, Einar; Biering, Pall
• Is Part Of: Perspectives in psychiatric care. Volume 55:Issue 4(2019:Oct.)
• Page Start: 661
• Page End: 666
• Publication Date: 2019-06-06
• Subjects: mental health -- mental health nursing -- nursing students -- Opening Minds Scale -- stigma; Psychiatric nursing -- Periodicals; Psychiatric nursing -- Research -- Periodicals; 616.890231
• DOI: 10.1111/ppc.12393
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0031-5990

Abstract

Abstract: Purpose: Evaluate the validity of the Opening Minds Scale (OMS) for nursing students via Rasch models and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Design and methods: Undergraduate nursing student responses to OMS (n = 423). Validity was evaluated via CFA and Rasch analysis. Findings: CFA results were strongest for a three‐factor 13‐item version of OMS. Rasch modeling supported sound properties for two of three scales. Internal reliabilities ranged between 0.6 and 0.7. Practice implications: OMS has potential as a valid measure for stigma research and antistigma program evaluation. Rasch analysis suggest it is inappropriate to use a total OMS score for nursing student populations.