Marilyn Aita (Canada)
Université de Montréal Faculty of NursingAuthor Of 2 Presentations
PRELIMINARY PSYCHOMETRIC VALIDATION OF A SKIN-TO-SKIN CONTACT INSTRUMENT FOR NURSES IN FRENCH (SSC-F)
Abstract
Background and Aims
Skin-to-skin contact (SSC) is a well-founded nursing developmental care practice with evidence-based benefits for infants and parents. Nurses are strategically positioned to encourage the SSC practice, but its implementation remains inconsistent among different NICUs. To assess knowledge-practice gaps pertaining to SSC in French-speaking NICU nurses, a 20-item SSC instrument initially developed in english by Vittner et al. (2017) was translated in French (SSC-F) and preliminary psychometric validation was conducted with a sample of nurses from Quebec and France working in NICUs.
Methods
The 20 items of the SSC instrument containing four subscales: knowledge, attitudes, training and education, and implementation was translated into French. The methodological steps used for psychometric validation included assessment of the item and subscale normality distributions, assessment of reliability using internal consistency, and assessment of validity using inter-item and inter-scale correlations and factor analysis.
Results
Preliminary psychometric validation showed that all four subscales of the French version had adequate internal consistency (0.61 to 0.77), supporting the calculation of a total score for each subscale based on the English version of the instrument. The structural validity was supported by exploratory factor analysis findings.
Conclusions
Given the notable benefits of SSC on the health of preterm infants and their parents, promoting this practice is essential in NICUs. Based on the findings of the preliminary psychometric validation of our study, the SSC-F instrument could be used in research with French-speaking neonatal nurses in Western countries but gathering more evidence about its reliability and validity is warranted for clinical practice.
TRANSLATION, ADAPTATION AND VALIDATION OF AN INSTRUMENT FOR MEASURING FAMILY RESILIENCE IN PARENTS OF PRETERM INFANTS
Abstract
Background and Aims
The hospitalization of a preterm infant in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) leads to negative parental feelings which are believed to affect family functioning. These habits are mitigated by family resilience, which is protective against psychological symptoms during family experiences of adversity such as preterm birth. In order to adequately assess family resilience, a reliable and valid instrument is imperative, but few with adequate psychometric properties are available. Yet, the Family Resilience Assessment Scale (FRAS) has undergone several successful cross-cultural validations but remains unavailable in French and unspecific to the neonatal context. The aim of this research is to translate into French, adapt and validate the FRAS with parents of French-speaking preterm infants.
Methods
A five-phase methodological design is planned: (I) translation into French (II) content validation of the translated items by a group of 12 (nurses, experts and parents of premature infants), (III) computer administration of the FRAS to 330 parents of preterm infants recruited from 4 level III NICUs (IV) adaptation of the FRAS into a short version and (V) evaluation of its psychometric properties (internal consistency, construct validity, factor structure, inter-rater reliability).
Results
This study will provide researchers and clinicians with a reliable and valid instrument of family resilience to allow for the acquisition of compelling findings in both research and clinical settings concerned with family resilience in the NICU.
Conclusions
This study contributes to the conceptual development of family resilience and will guide the implementation of family-centered practices in NICUs.
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PRELIMINARY PSYCHOMETRIC VALIDATION OF A SKIN-TO-SKIN CONTACT INSTRUMENT FOR NURSES IN FRENCH (SSC-F)
Abstract
Background and Aims
Skin-to-skin contact (SSC) is a well-founded nursing developmental care practice with evidence-based benefits for infants and parents. Nurses are strategically positioned to encourage the SSC practice, but its implementation remains inconsistent among different NICUs. To assess knowledge-practice gaps pertaining to SSC in French-speaking NICU nurses, a 20-item SSC instrument initially developed in english by Vittner et al. (2017) was translated in French (SSC-F) and preliminary psychometric validation was conducted with a sample of nurses from Quebec and France working in NICUs.
Methods
The 20 items of the SSC instrument containing four subscales: knowledge, attitudes, training and education, and implementation was translated into French. The methodological steps used for psychometric validation included assessment of the item and subscale normality distributions, assessment of reliability using internal consistency, and assessment of validity using inter-item and inter-scale correlations and factor analysis.
Results
Preliminary psychometric validation showed that all four subscales of the French version had adequate internal consistency (0.61 to 0.77), supporting the calculation of a total score for each subscale based on the English version of the instrument. The structural validity was supported by exploratory factor analysis findings.
Conclusions
Given the notable benefits of SSC on the health of preterm infants and their parents, promoting this practice is essential in NICUs. Based on the findings of the preliminary psychometric validation of our study, the SSC-F instrument could be used in research with French-speaking neonatal nurses in Western countries but gathering more evidence about its reliability and validity is warranted for clinical practice.