Testing the psychometric properties of the Brisbane Practice Environment Measure using Exploratory Factor Analysis and Confirmatory Factor Analysis in an Australian registered nurse population

Carol L Reid; M Courtney; D Anderson; C Hurst

doi:10.1111/ijn.12225

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Testing the psychometric properties of the Brisbane Practice Environment Measure using Exploratory Factor Analysis and Confirmatory Factor Analysis in an Australian registered nurse population

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Testing the psychometric properties of the Brisbane Practice Environment Measure using Exploratory Factor Analysis and Confirmatory Factor Analysis in an Australian registered nurse population

Carol L Reid, M Courtney, D Anderson and C Hurst

International Journal of Nursing Practice, Vol.21(1), pp.94-101

2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ijn.12225

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Abstract

Nursing

environment

nurse

practice

reliability

validity

A cross-sectional survey was conducted, and the construct validity and reliability of the Brisbane Practice Environment Measure in an Australian sample of registered nurses were examined. Nurses were randomly selected from the database of an Australian nursing organization. The original 33 items of the Brisbane Practice Environment Measure were utilized to inform the psychometric properties using confirmatory factor analysis. The Cronbach's alpha was 0.938 for the total scale and ranged 0.657-0.887 for the subscales. A five-factor structure of the measure was confirmed, χ(2) = 944.622, (P < 0.01), χ(2) /d.f. ratio = 2.845, Tucker Lewis Index 0.929, Root Mean Square Error = 0.061 and Comparative Fit Index = 0.906. The selected 28 items of the measure proved reliable and valid in measuring effects of the practice environment upon Australian nurses. The implications are that regular measurement of the practice environment using these 28 items might assist in the development of strategies which might improve job satisfaction and retention of registered nurses in Australia.

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Title: Testing the psychometric properties of the Brisbane Practice Environment Measure using Exploratory Factor Analysis and Confirmatory Factor Analysis in an Australian registered nurse population
Authors: Carol L Reid (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
M Courtney (Author) - Australian Catholic University
D Anderson (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
C Hurst (Author) - Khon Kaen University, Thailand
Publication details: International Journal of Nursing Practice, Vol.21(1), pp.94-101
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia
Date published: 2015
DOI: 10.1111/ijn.12225
ISSN: 1322-7114
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450609302621
Output Type: Journal article

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