Reliability and Repeatability of the Instrument for the Assessment of Stress in Nursing Students (ASNS)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Translation Procedure
2.3. Test–Retest Reliability and Sample Size
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Translation
3.2. Reliability and Repeatability
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Items/Domains | ICC |
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Domain: Performance of practical activities | 0.984 (0.973–0.990) |
Item 5: New situations one may experience in clinical practice | 0.941 (0.903–0.964) |
Item 7: Environment of the training clinical ward | 0.949 (0.916–0.969) |
Item 9: Fear of making mistakes while assisting patients | 0.988 (0.981–0.993) |
Item 21: Feeling of not having enough knowledge for the practical test | 0.996 (0.993–0.997) |
Item 4: Performing the general assistance procedures | 1 (1–1) |
Item 12: Performing certain assistance procedures | 1 (1–1) |
Domain: Professional communication | 0.933 (0.890–0.959) |
Item 6: Communication with the other professionals at the training ward | 0.959 (0.932–0.975) |
Item 8: Communication with professionals of other sectors at the training ward | 0.963 (0.939–0.977) |
Item 16: Perception of difficulties regarding relationships with other nursing professionals | 0.958 (0.931–0.975) |
Item 20: Identification of contradictory attitudes in the other professionals | 966 (0.944–0.979) |
Domain: Time management | 0.989 (0.982–0.993) |
Item 18: Little time to spend with family members | 0.988 (0.980–0.993) |
Item 3: Reduced social interactions because of feelings of loneliness | 1 (1–1) |
Item 26: Lack of leisure time | 0.987 (0.978–0.992) |
Item 30: Lack of time to rest | 0.968 (0.946–0.980) |
Item 23: Time demanded by the professor to prepare extra class activities | 0.996 (0.994–0.998) |
Domain: Environment | 0.989 (0.982–0.993) |
Item 11: Distance between school and residence | 0.969 (0.949–0.981) |
Item 29: Public transportation used to go to the training place | 0.984 (0.974–0.990) |
Item 22: Public transportation used to go to school | 0.994 (0.991–0.997) |
Item 24: Distance between most training places and residences | 0.978 (0.964–0.987) |
Domain: Professional education | 0.995 (0.993–0.997) |
Item 1: Concerns about professional future | 0.965 (0.974–0.990) |
Item 15: Similarities between situations experienced during the training process and those that may be experienced during professional life | 1 (1–1) |
Item 17: Thinking of situations that may be experienced during professional life | 0.978 (0.964–0.987) |
Item 19: Perceptions of professional responsibility while doing the training program | 0.971 (0.952–0.982) |
Item 25: Experiencing activities in the training field as a nursing student | 1 (1–1) |
Item 27: Perceptions of the theoretical knowledge acquired during the course | 0.984 (0.973–0.990) |
Domain: Theoretical activities | 0.993 (0.988–0.995) |
Item 10: Format of method used to assess theoretical content | 0.988 (0.980–0.993) |
Item 13: Feelings of insecurity or fear while taking theoretical exams | 0.994 (0.990–0.996) |
Item 14: Level of difficulty of extra class assignments | 0.995 (0.991–0.997) |
Item 2: Obligation to do extra class assignments | 0.988 (0.981–0.993) |
Item 28: Understanding the theoretical and practical content taught in the classroom | 0.982 (0.971–0.989) |
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Losa-Iglesias, M.E.; Jiménez-Fernández, R.; Alameda-Cuesta, A.; Cid-Exposito, M.G.; Rodriguez-Vazquez, R.; Becerro-de-Bengoa-Vallejo, R. Reliability and Repeatability of the Instrument for the Assessment of Stress in Nursing Students (ASNS). Medicina 2019, 55, 634. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina55100634
Losa-Iglesias ME, Jiménez-Fernández R, Alameda-Cuesta A, Cid-Exposito MG, Rodriguez-Vazquez R, Becerro-de-Bengoa-Vallejo R. Reliability and Repeatability of the Instrument for the Assessment of Stress in Nursing Students (ASNS). Medicina. 2019; 55(10):634. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina55100634
Chicago/Turabian StyleLosa-Iglesias, Marta Elena, Raquel Jiménez-Fernández, Almudena Alameda-Cuesta, Maria Gema Cid-Exposito, Rocío Rodriguez-Vazquez, and Ricardo Becerro-de-Bengoa-Vallejo. 2019. "Reliability and Repeatability of the Instrument for the Assessment of Stress in Nursing Students (ASNS)" Medicina 55, no. 10: 634. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina55100634