Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
8-2018
Abstract
Objective: This study reports the development and psychometric evaluation of the Smartphone for Clinical WorkScale (SCWS)to measurenurses’use of smartphones for work purposes. Methods: Items were developed based on literature review and a preliminary study. After expert consultations and pilot testing, a 20-item scale was administered in January-June 2017 to 517 staff nurses from 19 tertiary level general hospitals in Metro Manila, Philippines. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were used to evaluate construct validity. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to test the predictive validity of SCWS on perceived work productivity. Results: EFA results show that 15 out of 20 items loaded on five factors: communication with clinicians via call and text, communication with doctors via instant messaging, information seeking, communication with nurses via instant messaging, and communication with patients via call and text. CFA results suggest that the five fac tors that form SCWS have adequate fit to the data, thus supporting construct validity. SEM results suggest pre dictive validity since SCWS was positively associated with perceived work productivity. Conclusions: The 15-item SCWS showed satisfactory psychometric properties for use in future studies. These studies can focus on identifying factors associated with nurses’ use of smartphones for work purposes.
Keywords
Nurses, Philippines, Smartphone, IT consumerization, mHealth
Discipline
Asian Studies | Communication Technology and New Media | Nursing
Research Areas
Integrative Research Areas
Publication
JAMIA: A Scholarly Journal of Informatics in Health and Biomedicine
Volume
25
Issue
8
First Page
1018
Last Page
1025
ISSN
1067-5027
Identifier
10.1093/jamia/ocy044
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Citation
BAUTISTA, John Robert; ROSENTHAL, Sonny; LIN, Trisha Tsui-Chuan; and THENG, Yin Leng.
Psychometric evaluation of the smartphone for Clinical Work Scale to measure nurses' use of smartphones for work purposes. (2018). JAMIA: A Scholarly Journal of Informatics in Health and Biomedicine. 25, (8), 1018-1025.
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocy044