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Rasch Analysis of Lebanese Nurses’ Responses to the EIS Questionnaire

Author(s) -

Michael Clinton,

Nour Alayan,

Leila El-Alti

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

sage open

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357

H-Index - 32

ISSN - 2158-2440

DOI - 10.1177/2158244014547182

Subject(s) - rasch model , arabic , rating scale , scale (ratio) , confusion , psychology , psychometric testing , clinical psychology , medicine , psychometrics , applied psychology , developmental psychology , geography , linguistics , philosophy , cartography , psychoanalysis , internal consistency

This study examined the psychometric characteristics of a 32-itemmodified version of the Ethical Issues Scale (EIS). Data were collected from 59registered nurses at the American University of Beirut Medical Centre (AUBMC). Data wereanalyzed using WINSTEPS Rasch analysis software. The four-category EIS rating scaleneeds modification for future studies in Lebanon. All EIS scale items need rewordingprior to translation into Arabic to avoid confusion among Lebanese nurses. Principalcomponent analysis (PCA) of residuals indicated the possible presence of additionaldimensions. Additional EIS items are needed to improve targeting

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