Journal of Client-Centered Nursing Care
نشریه مراقبت پرستاری مددجو محور
JCCNC
Medical Sciences
http://jccnc.iums.ac.ir
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Translating and evaluating psychometric properties of hand hygiene questionnaire-Persian version
عمومى
General
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Research
<p><b>Background:</b> Since hand hygiene is a key strategy for infection control, considering appropriate instrument for evaluating health care providers’ hand hygiene is essential. In this study, translation process and evaluating reliability and validity of hand hygiene questionnaire (HHQ) is described. </p>
<div><b>Methods:</b> HHQ was translated into Persian with combined method. In this cross-sectional study, the questionnaire was given to 60 nursing students in sixth semester. The internal consistency, test-re-test reliability, convergent construct validity of the questionnaire were measured. The data were analyzed by SPSS software, 16th version. </div>
<div><b>Results:</b> The cronbach’s alpha of HHQ was 0.80. Intra class correlation coefficient ranged from 0.70-0.85 and standard error of measurement was low. There were no significant statistical differences between test and retest. Also convergent construct validity of HHQ was optimal. </div>
<div><b>Conclusion:</b> The results indicated that validity and reliability of HHQ-Persian version were appropriate and satisfactory. It can be used for nursing students however, for other health care providers further evaluation is essential.</div>
Hand hygiene questionnaire, Hand hygiene knowledge, Hand hygiene belief, Hand hygiene practice, Instrument validity and reliability
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http://jccnc.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-4&slc_lang=en&sid=1
Tahereh
Najafi Ghezeljeh
10031947532846002783
10031947532846002783
Yes
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Maryam
Khosravi
10031947532846002784
10031947532846002784
No
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Tahereh
Tolouei Pourlanjarani
10031947532846002785
10031947532846002785
No
Iran University of Medical Sciences