title: Continuing professional education and interacting variables affecting behavioral change in practice: instrument development and administration.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Instruments were developed to measure variables identified by Cervero that evaluate the complex processes and effectiveness of continuing professional education.
  
  
  METHODS
  Content validity was established with a panel of experts. Four studies were conducted to determine reliability. Data were merged to conduct factor analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Reliability was confirmed across studies using Cronbach's alpha. Stability was confirmed in a test-retest study. Factor analysis confirmed instrument items measure the concepts of Cervero's Model.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The reliable and valid instruments may be useful for continuing education and staff development nurses to measure the effectiveness of education on behavioral change in practice.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana 47306, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ryan
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brigham
mesh_terms: D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000592:standards*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D017145:Models, Educational; D016294:Models, Nursing; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015203:Reproducibility of Results