Development of a Scale Measuring Nurses' Physical Activity Counseling in a Primary Care Facility: Implications for Healthcare Quality. Issue 3 (7th January 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Asiamah, Nestor; Adu-Gyamfi, Kwame; Frimpong, Francis Kofi Sobre; Avor, Wisdom Mensah Kwasi
• Is Part Of: Hospital topics. Volume 99:Issue 3(2021)
• Page Start: 119
• Page End: 129
• Publication Date: 2021-01-07
• Subjects: Physical activity -- physical activity counseling -- psychometric testing -- quality care -- nurses; Hospitals -- Administration -- Periodicals; Hospitals -- Periodicals; 362.11068
• DOI: 10.1080/00185868.2020.1871575
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0018-5868

Abstract

Abstract: This study constructed a scale for measuring nurses' physical activity (PA) counseling in healthcare from the points of view of regular patients. Confirmatory factor analysis produced a two-factor solution with 7 items. The first factor extracted was "follow-up", which accounted for a variance of 44.5% out of a total variance of 64.8% and comprises 4 items. The second factor, "PA recommendation", accounted for a variance of 20.3% and comprises 3 items. The final scale had a good internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.75; factor loading ≥0.50) as well as satisfactory validity indicators.