@article{ref1,
title="Psychometric properties of the Management of Aggression and Violence Attitude Scale in Hong Kong's emergency care setting",
journal="International emergency nursing",
year="2016",
author="Wong, Wai Kit and Chien, Wai-Tong",
volume="31",
number="",
pages="46-51",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Emergency unit is one of the most high-risk areas for patient violence. However, in Hong Kong, little research has been test psychometric properties of assessment tool of Emergency unit nurses' attitude toward violence. <br><br>METHODS: The Management of Aggression and Violence Attitude Scale's (MAVASs) Scale- and Item-Content Validity Index were established by 5-experts panel. A convenience sample of 123 nurses working in 4 public Emergency Department in Hong Kong was recruited. The construct validity was tested using exploratory factor analysis and the reliability was assessed by Cronbach's alpha and test-retest reliability. <br><br>RESULTS: The Scale-Content Validity Index was 97.0% and the Item-Content Validity Indexes ranged from 80.0% to 100.0%. Exploratory factor analysis indicated 4-factors solution (i.e., &quot;importance of communication with patients&quot;, &quot;perceived effectiveness of interventions&quot;, &quot;pitfalls of interventions&quot; and &quot;perceived need for intervention&quot;). Its' internal consistency was satisfactory (Cronbach's alphas=0.40-0.77) across the 4 subscales and test-retest reliability over 4-week interval was satisfactory (Pearson's coefficient=0.85). <br><br>CONCLUSION: MAVAS was found to be a valid and reliable tool to examine nurses' attitudes towards patients' violence in emergency care setting, and provides useful information to those developing training and intervention programmes for management of aggression.<br><br>Copyright © 2016. Published by Elsevier Ltd.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1755-599X",
doi="10.1016/j.ienj.2016.11.002",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ienj.2016.11.002"
}