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)
Babgi, A.; Rogers, S.; Gomez, C.; McMahon, R.L.
Advances in Neonatal Care Official Journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses 8(1): 66-70
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 1536-0903 PMID: 18300740 DOI: 10.1097/01.anc.0000311018.79134.8fDocument Number: 381818
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. 112 registered nurses working in a level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) were included. 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. The instrument was found to be reliable, but the content validity was questionable, and merits further testing. Given the results of the current study, the authors plan further refinements to the instrument.