title: Assessing clinicians' perspectives about the identification and management of antipsychotic medication side-effects: Psychometric evaluation of a survey questionnaire.
abstract: Eliciting clinicians' views about antipsychotic medication side-effects may assist in understanding strategies that could enhance the identification and management of these side-effects. The present paper details the development and psychometric evaluation of a questionnaire that captures clinicians' perceptions about these issues. An initial item set was derived from a literature review, and then refined by an expert content validity panel that assessed the relevance of the items. The online questionnaire was distributed to Australian mental health nurses and 140 fully completed questionnaires were returned. Principal components analysis yielded two robust scales that conceptually tapped "system responsibility" and "personal confidence". These scales may be used to advance knowledge about how mental health nurses' attitudes towards the assessment and management of antipsychotic medication side-effects influences their clinical behaviour.
authors.affiliation: Murdoch University, School of Health Professions, Perth, Western Australia.
authors.forename: Norman J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Stomski
authors.affiliation: Murdoch University, School of Health Professions, Perth, Western Australia.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Morrison
authors.affiliation: University of Queensland, The Park Centre for Mental Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Meehan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016907:Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001315:Australia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents
keywords: antipsychotic medication; mental health; side-effect; survey