TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Development of "The Safe Psychiatric Ward Battery"
JO  - Clinical nursing research
A1  - Vahidi, Maryam
A1  - Namdar Areshtanab, Hossein
A1  - Ebrahimi, Hossein
A1  - Asghari Jafarabadi, Mohammad
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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 "engagement" (α = .931) and "perception" of the physical environment (α = .760). The second section was a checklist with two dimensions, "accident-free living environment" and "staff empowerment." 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1054-7738
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10547738221085614
ID  - ref1
ER  -