Developing the nursing practice environment scale for home health care: A trial study in Japan

Autor: Yasuko Ogata, Keiko Fujinami, Sakiko Itoh, Masayo Kashiwagi, Nobuko Lapreziosa, Yuki Yonekura
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Nursing Open, Vol 8, Iss 6, Pp 3593-3605 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2054-1058
DOI: 10.1002/nop2.909
Popis: Abstract Aim To develop the nursing practice environment scale in home health care (NPES‐HHC), which measures the attractiveness of nursing practice environments in Japan. Design Cross‐sectional study. Methods The answers of 1,050 mail surveys conducted for nurses at 421 home‐visit nursing agencies in Japan were analysed. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses of the NPES‐HHC’s candidate items were performed. Relationships between the newly developed NPES‐HHC and participants’ intention to remain at the workplace, job satisfaction and quality of care were also tested. Results A seven‐dimensional model with 37 items was obtained by exploratory factor analysis (Cronbach's alpha: 0.77–0.92). Confirmatory factor analysis supported this model. NPES‐HHC scores had significant positive relations with participants’ intention to remain at the workplace, job satisfaction and quality of care (p
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