Assessing clinicians' perspectives about the identification and management of antipsychotic medication side-effects: Psychometric evaluation of a survey questionnaire

Eliciting clinicians' views about antipsychotic medication side‐effects may assist in understanding strategies that could enhance the identification and management of these side‐effects. The present paper details the development and psychometric evaluation of a questionnaire that captures clini...

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Published in:International journal of mental health nursing 2016-04, Vol.25 (2), p.171-179
Main Authors: Stomski, Norman J, Morrison, Paul, Meehan, Tom
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems
Antipsychotic Agents - adverse effects
Antipsychotic Agents - therapeutic use
antipsychotic medication
Antipsychotics
Attitude of Health Personnel
Australia
Clinical assessment
Female
Humans
Literature reviews
Male
Mental health
Middle Aged
Nursing
Principal components analysis
Professional attitudes
Psychiatric nurses
Psychiatric Nursing
Psychometrics - statistics & numerical data
Psychotic Disorders - drug therapy
Psychotic Disorders - psychology
Psychotropic drugs
Quantitative psychology
Questionnaires
side-effect
survey
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:Eliciting clinicians' views about antipsychotic medication side‐effects may assist in understanding strategies that could enhance the identification and management of these side‐effects. The present paper details the development and psychometric evaluation of a questionnaire that captures clinicians' perceptions about these issues. An initial item set was derived from a literature review, and then refined by an expert content validity panel that assessed the relevance of the items. The online questionnaire was distributed to Australian mental health nurses and 140 fully completed questionnaires were returned. Principal components analysis yielded two robust scales that conceptually tapped “system responsibility” and “personal confidence”. These scales may be used to advance knowledge about how mental health nurses' attitudes towards the assessment and management of antipsychotic medication side‐effects influences their clinical behaviour.
ISSN:1445-8330
1447-0349
DOI:10.1111/inm.12216