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Corrigendum to "A 35-item version of the caring dimensions inventory (CDI-35): Multivariate analysis and application to a longitudinal study involving student nurses" [Int. J. Nurs. Stud. 38 (5) (2001) 511-521] (2015)
Journal Article
Watson, R., Deary, I. J., & Hoogbruin, A. L. (2016). Corrigendum to "A 35-item version of the caring dimensions inventory (CDI-35): Multivariate analysis and application to a longitudinal study involving student nurses" [Int. J. Nurs. Stud. 38 (5) (2001) 511-521]. International journal of nursing studies, 55, 138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2015.10.021

Emotional intelligence and nurse recruitment: Rasch and confirmatory factor analysis of the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire Short Form (2015)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., Watson, R., Stenhouse, R., & Hale, C. (2015). Emotional intelligence and nurse recruitment: Rasch and confirmatory factor analysis of the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire Short Form. Journal of advanced nursing, 71(12), 2936-2949. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12746

Aim: To examine the construct validity of the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire Short form. Background: Emotional intelligence involves the identification and regulation of our own emotions and the emotions of others. It is therefore a poten... Read More about Emotional intelligence and nurse recruitment: Rasch and confirmatory factor analysis of the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire Short Form.

Developing and validating a scale to study mentors' behaviour in nursing education (2015)
Thesis
Chen, Y. (2015). Developing and validating a scale to study mentors' behaviour in nursing education. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219498

Aim
To study the conceptualization of mentors‘ behaviour and develop and validate a scale based on that to assess students‘ expectation and measure mentors‘ actual performance.

Background
In the field of clinical nursing education in China, ment... Read More about Developing and validating a scale to study mentors' behaviour in nursing education.

Investigating the structure of the autism-spectrum quotient using Mokken scaling (2015)
Journal Article
Stewart, M. E., Allison, C., Baron-Cohen, S., & Watson, R. (2015). Investigating the structure of the autism-spectrum quotient using Mokken scaling. Psychological assessment, 27(2), 596-604. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0000058

Traits similar to those shown in autism spectrum condition (ASC) are apparent in relatives of individuals with ASC, and in the general population without necessarily meeting diagnostic criteria for an ASC. We assess whether the Autism-Spectrum Quotie... Read More about Investigating the structure of the autism-spectrum quotient using Mokken scaling.

Quantitative research (2015)
Journal Article
Watson, R. (2015). Quantitative research. Nursing standard : official newspaper of the Royal College of Nursing, 29(31), 44-48. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.29.31.44.e8681

This article describes the basic tenets of quantitative research. The concepts of dependent and independent variables are addressed and the concept of measurement and its associated issues, such as error, reliability and validity, are explored. Exper... Read More about Quantitative research.

Preliminary testing using Mokken scaling of an Italian translation of the Edinburgh Feeding Evaluation in Dementia (EdFED-I) scale (2015)
Journal Article
Bagnasco, A., Watson, R., Zanini, M., Rosa, F., Rocco, G., & Sasso, L. (2015). Preliminary testing using Mokken scaling of an Italian translation of the Edinburgh Feeding Evaluation in Dementia (EdFED-I) scale. Applied nursing research : ANR, 28(4), 391-396. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnr.2015.02.003

© 2015 Elsevier Inc. Purpose: To study the psychometric properties of an Italian version of the Edinburgh Feeding Evaluation in Dementia (EdFED-I) Scale. Background: The EdFED Scale is the only validated instrument that measures difficulty with feedi... Read More about Preliminary testing using Mokken scaling of an Italian translation of the Edinburgh Feeding Evaluation in Dementia (EdFED-I) scale.

An integrative review of the literature on the teaching of the history of nursing in pre-registration adult nursing education in the UK (2014)
Journal Article
Kelly, J., & Watson, R. (2015). An integrative review of the literature on the teaching of the history of nursing in pre-registration adult nursing education in the UK. Nurse education today, 35(2), 360-365. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2014.10.015

© Published by Elsevier Ltd. Aims: To present an integrative review of literature on the teaching of nursing history in pre-registration adult nursing education. Background: Despite successive reconfigurations in healthcare systems and education poli... Read More about An integrative review of the literature on the teaching of the history of nursing in pre-registration adult nursing education in the UK.

Violations of local stochastic independence exaggerate scalability in Mokken scaling analysis of the Chinese Mandarin SF-36 (2014)
Journal Article
Watson, R., Wang, W., & Thompson, D. R. (2014). Violations of local stochastic independence exaggerate scalability in Mokken scaling analysis of the Chinese Mandarin SF-36. Health and quality of life outcomes, 12(1), Article ARTN 149. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-014-0149-5

Background: Previous work using Mokken scaling analysis with the SF-36 has found subscales appearing to show excellent Mokken scaling properties. However, the values of scalability of the subscales are very large, raising the possibility that these a... Read More about Violations of local stochastic independence exaggerate scalability in Mokken scaling analysis of the Chinese Mandarin SF-36.

The Attitudes to Ageing Questionnaire: Mokken Scaling Analysis (2014)
Journal Article
Shenkin, S. D., Watson, R., Laidlaw, K., Starr, J. M., & Deary, I. J. (2014). The Attitudes to Ageing Questionnaire: Mokken Scaling Analysis. PLoS ONE, 9(6), e99100. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0099100

Background: Hierarchical scales are useful in understanding the structure of underlying latent traits in many questionnaires. The Attitudes to Ageing Questionnaire (AAQ) explored the attitudes to ageing of older people themselves, and originally desc... Read More about The Attitudes to Ageing Questionnaire: Mokken Scaling Analysis.

Investigating invariant item ordering in the Mental Health Inventory : an illustration of the use of different methods (2014)
Journal Article
Watson, R., Wang, W., Thompson, D. R., & Meijer, R. R. (2014). Investigating invariant item ordering in the Mental Health Inventory : an illustration of the use of different methods. Personality and individual differences, 66(August), 74-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2014.03.017

Invariant item ordering is a property of scales whereby the items are scored in the same order across a wide range of the latent trait and across a wide range of respondents. In the package ‘mokken’ in the statistical software R, the ability to analy... Read More about Investigating invariant item ordering in the Mental Health Inventory : an illustration of the use of different methods.

Assessment and diagnosis of acute limb compartment syndrome: A literature review (2014)
Journal Article
Ali, P., Santy-Tomlinson, J., & Watson, R. (2014). Assessment and diagnosis of acute limb compartment syndrome: A literature review. International Journal of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing, 18(4), 180-190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijotn.2014.01.002

Background: Compartment syndrome is a collection of symptoms that signal increased pressure in the muscle compartment and results in compromised tissue perfusion. Failure to diagnose and treat the condition can result in permanent neurovascular defic... Read More about Assessment and diagnosis of acute limb compartment syndrome: A literature review.

Jordanian nurses' knowledge and responsibility for enteral nutrition in the critically ill (2013)
Journal Article
Al Kalaldeh, M., Watson, R., & Hayter, M. (2015). Jordanian nurses' knowledge and responsibility for enteral nutrition in the critically ill. Nursing in Critical Care, 20(5), 229-241. https://doi.org/10.1111/nicc.12065

Background
Poor nursing adherence to evidence-based guidelines has negative consequences leading to higher mortality rates, delayed recovery and longer length of stay. Evidence-based practice has the potential to minimize complications and discrepan... Read More about Jordanian nurses' knowledge and responsibility for enteral nutrition in the critically ill.