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Attitudes of Spanish Nurses towards Pressure Injury Prevention and Psychometric Characteristics of the Spanish Version of the APuP Instrument

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  • María Dolores López-Franco

    (Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain)

  • Laura Parra-Anguita

    (Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain)

  • Inés María Comino-Sanz

    (Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain)

  • Pedro L. Pancorbo-Hidalgo

    (Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain)

Abstract

The prevention of pressure injuries in hospitalised patients is a critical point of care related to patient safety. Nurses play a key role in pressure injury (PI) prevention, making it important to assess not only their knowledge but also their attitude towards prevention. The main purpose of this study was to translate into Spanish and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Attitude towards Pressure ulcer Prevention instrument (APuP); a secondary aim was to explore the associations of attitude with other factors. A Spanish version was developed through a translation and back-translation procedure. The validation study was conducted on a sample of 438 nursing professionals from four public hospitals in Spain. The analysis includes internal consistency, confirmatory factorial analysis, and construct validity in known groups. The 12-item Spanish version of the APuP fit well in the 5-factor model, with a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.7. The mean APuP score was 39.98, which means a positive attitude. Registered nurses have a slightly better attitude than Assistant nurses. A moderate correlation (R = 0.32) between knowledge and attitude for the prevention of PI was found. As concluded, the Spanish version of the APuP questionnaire is a valid, reliable and useful tool to measure the attitude toward PI prevention in Spanish-speaking contexts. This version has 12 items grouped into 5 factors, and its psychometric properties are similar to those of the original instrument.

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  • María Dolores López-Franco & Laura Parra-Anguita & Inés María Comino-Sanz & Pedro L. Pancorbo-Hidalgo, 2020. "Attitudes of Spanish Nurses towards Pressure Injury Prevention and Psychometric Characteristics of the Spanish Version of the APuP Instrument," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(22), pages 1-15, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:22:p:8543-:d:446814
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    1. María Dolores López-Franco & Laura Parra-Anguita & Inés María Comino-Sanz & Pedro L. Pancorbo-Hidalgo, 2020. "Development and Psychometric Properties of the Pressure Injury Prevention Knowledge Questionnaire in Spanish Nurses," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(9), pages 1-16, April.
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