Asian Nurs Res.
2019 Feb;13(1):61-68. 10.1016/j.anr.2019.01.006.
Modified Research Utilization Questionnaire: Development and Validation Study among Italian Nurses
- Affiliations
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- 1Health Professions Research and Development Unit, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy. rosario.caruso@grupposandonato.it
- 2Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
- 3Desio Hospital, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale (ASST), Monza, Italy.
- 4IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy.
- 5Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy.
- 6Center of Excellence for Nursing Scholarship, Rome, Italy.
- 7Department of Public Health, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
- KMID: 2441171
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.anr.2019.01.006
Abstract
- PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to develop the modified research utilization questionnaire (M-RUQ) and to establish its content and face validity, construct validity, and reliability.
METHODS
This study has a multiphase (three phases), methodological, and cross-sectional design. First, research utilization questionnaire (RUQ) was translated into Italian, which is the target language to develop the M-RUQ. Second, the RUQ psychometric proprieties were assessed using exploratory factorial analysis to identify ambiguous or problematic items (e.g., cross-loadings) (cross-sectional sampling A). The RUQ modification (i.e., item deleting, wording modification, and scoring procedure) represented the development of the M-RUQ among Italian nurses. The third phase was aimed to confirm the construct validity of the M-RUQ and to test its stability and internal consistency (cross-sectional sampling B).
RESULTS
This study's findings show that M-RUQ has a three-dimensional structure and a total of 22 items. The M-RUQ shows evidence of validity and reliability. Precisely, the factorial structure coming from an exploratory factorial analysis on the first sample (n = 504) was confirmed by a final model of confirmatory factorial analysis (CFA) on a second sample (n = 362). The final CFA model showed adequate goodness of fit, where all the factor loadings showed values higher than .40. Cronbach's a was satisfactory for each domain and for the overall scale. Furthermore, the M-RUQ showed good stability described by the testeretest.
CONCLUSION
The M-RUQ should be used to assess research utilization among nurses for educational or research purposes to address the practice. Further research about its validity and reliability is suggested.
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