@article{ref1,
title="Development of "The Safe Psychiatric Ward Battery"",
journal="Clinical nursing research",
year="2022",
author="Vahidi, Maryam and Namdar Areshtanab, Hossein and Ebrahimi, Hossein and Asghari Jafarabadi, Mohammad",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="This study reports the development process and psychometric testing of the safe environment in psychiatric wards instrument. In this mixed-methods study, the concept of a safe environment was explained with a qualitative study by performing semi-structured interviews with patients and staff and ward observation. Then, the items of the instrument were designed using qualitative data and a literature review. Content and construct validity, internal consistency, stability, and inter-rater agreement were evaluated. This study produced an instrument consisting of two sections. The first section was a scale (α = .920). Exploratory factor analysis of the scale identified two dimensions of &quot;engagement&quot; (α = .931) and &quot;perception&quot; of the physical environment (α = .760). The second section was a checklist with two dimensions, &quot;accident-free living environment&quot; and &quot;staff empowerment.&quot; The intra-class correlation coefficients for the scale and checklist were.912 and.809, respectively. This study suggests that this instrument is a valid and reliable tool to assess safety in psychiatric wards.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1054-7738",
doi="10.1177/10547738221085614",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10547738221085614"
}