title: Psychometric Evaluation of a New Instrument to Evaluate School Nurses' Perceptions on Concussion Care Management.
abstract: The rate of concussions in adolescents has risen over the last decade, resulting in cognitive and emotional problems. Neurologists recommend cognitive and physical rest during the recovery period, followed by a transitional return-to-classroom protocol. The purpose of the study was to develop and test an instrument that explores the beliefs and roles of school nurses in concussion care management. The instrument was a cross-sectional descriptive survey based on the theory of planned behavior, using Qualtrics®. The psychometric properties of the instrument were assessed through exploratory factor analysis with orthogonal rotation. The reliability of the instrument was assessed for internal consistency reliability using Cronbach's α. Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin for sample adequacy was .8; Cronbach's α strong (.851).
authors.affiliation: 1 College of Nursing, The University of Texas at Tyler, Round Rock, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Kathleen H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Schneider
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001924:Brain Concussion / Q000451:nursing*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D025341:Principal Component Analysis; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012573:School Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: adolescents; cognitive rest; concussion; school nurse; theory of planned behavior