Educational interventions in end-of-life care: part II: psychometric development of an instrument to measure nursing comfort after an educational intervention in end-of-life care: the "Comfort Level Caring for Dying Infants" (CLCDI).
OBJECTIVE
This article describes the psychometric development of an instrument that was used to measure nurses' comfort level with care of the dying before and after an educational intervention.


METHODS
112 registered nurses working in a level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) were included.


METHODS
Using a quantitative method, the validity and reliability of the instrument, "Comfort level in Caring for Dying Infants" (CLCDI), was assessed for content validity and internal consistency.


RESULTS
The instrument was found to be reliable, but the content validity was questionable, and merits further testing.


CONCLUSIONS
Given the results of the current study, the authors plan further refinements to the instrument.
Babgi
Amani
A
The George Mason School of Nursing and Health Science, Fairfax, VA, USA. seaworldbird@hotmail.com
Rogers
Susan
S
Gomez
Carlos
C
McMahon
Robin L
RL
D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal / Q000523:psychology; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D011594:Psychometrics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000523:psychology*