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Negative prompts aimed at maintaining eating independence in nursing home residents: purposes and implications -A critical analysis (2018)
Journal Article
Palese, A., Gonella, S., Kasa, T., Caruzzo, D., Hayter, M., & Watson, R. (2019). Negative prompts aimed at maintaining eating independence in nursing home residents: purposes and implications -A critical analysis. Nursing Ethics, 26(7-8), 2158-2171. https://doi.org/10.1177/0969733018819124

Background: Psychological abuse of older people is difficult to recognise; specifically, nursing home residents have been documented to be at higher risk of psychological abuse during daily care, such as during feeding. Healthcare professionals adop... Read More about Negative prompts aimed at maintaining eating independence in nursing home residents: purposes and implications -A critical analysis.

Interventions maintaining eating Independence in nursing home residents: a multicentre qualitative study (2018)
Journal Article
Palese, A., Bressan, V., Kasa, T., Meri, M., Hayter, M., & Watson, R. (2018). Interventions maintaining eating Independence in nursing home residents: a multicentre qualitative study. BMC Geriatrics, 18(1), 292. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-018-0985-y

BACKGROUND: Despite 32 years of research and 13 reviews published in the field, no intervention can be considered a gold standard for maintaining eating performance among residents with dementia. The study aim was to highlight the interventions deriv... Read More about Interventions maintaining eating Independence in nursing home residents: a multicentre qualitative study.

Migrants' healthcare experience: a meta-ethnography review of the literature (2018)
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Luiking, M., Heckemann, B., Ali, P., Dekker-van Doorn, C., Ghosh, S., Kydd, A., …Patel, H. (2018). Migrants' healthcare experience: a meta-ethnography review of the literature. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 51(1), 58-67. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnu.12442

Purpose. Worldwide, more than 214 million people have left their country of origin. This unprecedented mass migration impacts on healthcare in host countries. This paper explores and synthesizes literature on the healthcare experiences of migrants. D... Read More about Migrants' healthcare experience: a meta-ethnography review of the literature.

Investigating psychometric properties and dimensional structure of an educational environment measure (DREEM) using Mokken scale analysis - A pragmatic approach (2018)
Journal Article
Palmgren, P. J., Brodin, U., Nilsson, G. H., Watson, R., & Stenfors, T. (2018). Investigating psychometric properties and dimensional structure of an educational environment measure (DREEM) using Mokken scale analysis - A pragmatic approach. BMC Medical Education, 18(1), Article 235. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-018-1334-8

© 2018 The Author(s). Background: Questionnaires and surveys are used throughout medical education. Nevertheless, measuring psychological attributes such as perceptions of a phenomenon among individuals may be difficult. The aim of this paper is to i... Read More about Investigating psychometric properties and dimensional structure of an educational environment measure (DREEM) using Mokken scale analysis - A pragmatic approach.

Cross-cultural validation of the Health Care Provider HIV/AIDS Stigma Scale (HPASS) in China (2018)
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Xie, H., Yu, H., Watson, R., Wen, J., Xiao, L., Yan, M., & Chen, Y. (2019). Cross-cultural validation of the Health Care Provider HIV/AIDS Stigma Scale (HPASS) in China. AIDS and Behavior, 23(4), 1048–1056. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-018-2312-1

The study aimed to validate the Health Care Provider HIV/AIDS Stigma Scale among medical staff in China. The validation was conducted in four steps from March to December 2017: translation and back-translation; content validity test with six experts;... Read More about Cross-cultural validation of the Health Care Provider HIV/AIDS Stigma Scale (HPASS) in China.

Validation of Mentors' Behavior Scale among mentors (2018)
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Zhao, R., Watson, R., & Chen, Y. (2018). Validation of Mentors' Behavior Scale among mentors. Nurse education today, 71, 180-184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2018.09.034

The Mentors' Behavior Scale was developed and validated initially among nursing students by assessing the importance of mentors' behavior, showing satisfactory psychometrics and the potential to match mentors with students according to students' expe... Read More about Validation of Mentors' Behavior Scale among mentors.

The structure of mentors' behaviour in clinical nursing education: Confirmatory factor analysis (2018)
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Chen, Y., Watson, R., & Hilton, A. (2018). The structure of mentors' behaviour in clinical nursing education: Confirmatory factor analysis. Nurse education today, 68, 192-197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2018.06.018

Aims: To study if a three-factor structure of mentors' behaviour identified through exploratory factor analysis could be confirmed in a dataset assessing mentors' performance using structural equation modelling. Background: To measure mentor's behavi... Read More about The structure of mentors' behaviour in clinical nursing education: Confirmatory factor analysis.

What are the minimal sample size requirements for Mokken scaling? An empirical example with the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (2018)
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Watson, R., Egberink, I. J., Kirke, L., Tendeiro, J. N., & Doyle, F. (in press). What are the minimal sample size requirements for Mokken scaling? An empirical example with the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale. Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, 6(1), 203-213. https://doi.org/10.1080/21642850.2018.1505520

Purpose Sample size in Mokken scales is mostly studied on simulated data, reflected in the lack of consideration of sample size in most Mokken scaling studies. Recently, Straat et al. (2014) provided minimum sample size requirements for Mokken scale... Read More about What are the minimal sample size requirements for Mokken scaling? An empirical example with the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale.

Perceptions of caring between Slovene and Russian members of nursing teams (2018)
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Pajnkihar, M., Vrbnjak, D., Kasimovskaya, N., Watson, R., & Stiglic, G. (2018). Perceptions of caring between Slovene and Russian members of nursing teams. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 30(2), 195-204. https://doi.org/10.1177/1043659618788136

Purpose: To measure the perceptions of caring between Slovene and Russian members of nursing teams and compare the results with earlier findings in other European Union (EU) countries. Methods: A cross sectional study that included nurses and nursing... Read More about Perceptions of caring between Slovene and Russian members of nursing teams.

A Japanese version of the stressors in nursing students (SINS) scale (2018)
Journal Article
Watson, R., Watanabe, K., Yamashita, A., Yamaguchi, M., Bradbury-Jones, C., & Irvine, F. (2018). A Japanese version of the stressors in nursing students (SINS) scale. International Journal of Nursing Sciences, 5(2), 181-185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnss.2018.04.005

© 2018 Chinese Nursing Association Objectives: To translate and study the factor structure of a Japanese version of the Stressors in Nursing Students scale. Methods: The Stressors in Nursing Students scale was translated into Japanese and administere... Read More about A Japanese version of the stressors in nursing students (SINS) scale.

Leadership style and organisational commitment among nursing staff in Saudi Arabia (2018)
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Al-Yami, M., Galdas, P., & Watson, R. (2018). Leadership style and organisational commitment among nursing staff in Saudi Arabia. Journal of nursing management, 26(5), 531-539. https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.12578

© 2018 The Authors. Aims: To examine how nurse managers' leadership styles, and nurses' organisational commitment in Saudi Arabia relate. Background: Effective leadership is influential in staff retention; however, recruiting and maintaining nurses i... Read More about Leadership style and organisational commitment among nursing staff in Saudi Arabia.

Factor analysis and Mokken scaling of the Organizational Commitment Questionnaire in nurses (2018)
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Al-Yami, M., Galdas, P., & Watson, R. (2019). Factor analysis and Mokken scaling of the Organizational Commitment Questionnaire in nurses. International Nursing Review, 66(1), 52-60. https://doi.org/10.1111/inr.12454

Aims: To generate an Arabic version of the Organizational Commitment Questionnaire that would be easily understood by Arabic speakers and would be sensitive to Arabic culture. Background: The nursing workforce in Saudi Arabia is undergoing a process... Read More about Factor analysis and Mokken scaling of the Organizational Commitment Questionnaire in nurses.

Facilitating a dedicated focus on the human dimensions of care in practice settings: Development of a new humanised care assessment tool (HCAT) to sensitise care (2018)
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Galvin, K. T., Sloan, C., Cowdell, F., Ellis-Hill, C., Pound, C., Watson, R., …Brooks, S. (2018). Facilitating a dedicated focus on the human dimensions of care in practice settings: Development of a new humanised care assessment tool (HCAT) to sensitise care. Nursing Inquiry, 25(3), e12235. https://doi.org/10.1111/nin.12235

There is limited consensus about what constitutes humanly sensitive care, or how it can be sustained in care settings. A new humanised care assessment tool may point to caring practices that are up to the task of meeting persons as humans within busy... Read More about Facilitating a dedicated focus on the human dimensions of care in practice settings: Development of a new humanised care assessment tool (HCAT) to sensitise care.

The educational preparation of nurses in a developing economy and patient mortality (2018)
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Mahfoud, Z. R., Gkantaras, I., Topping, A. E., Cannaby, A. M., Foreman, B., Watson, R., …Gray, R. (2018). The educational preparation of nurses in a developing economy and patient mortality. International Nursing Review, 65(3), 434-440. https://doi.org/10.1111/inr.12450

Background: Most studies have reported that higher levels (baccalaureate degree) of educational attainment by nurses is associated with lower levels of patient mortality. Researchers working in developed economies (e.g. North America and Europe) have... Read More about The educational preparation of nurses in a developing economy and patient mortality.

Language barriers and their impact on provision of care to patients with limited English proficiency: Nurses' perspectives (2018)
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Ali, P. A., & Watson, R. (2018). Language barriers and their impact on provision of care to patients with limited English proficiency: Nurses' perspectives. Journal of clinical nursing, 27(5-6), e1152-e1160. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.14204

Aim and objective: To explore nurses’ perspectives of language barriers and their impact on the provision of care to patients with limited English proficiency from diverse linguistic background. Design and methods: A qualitative descriptive approach... Read More about Language barriers and their impact on provision of care to patients with limited English proficiency: Nurses' perspectives.

High feeding dependence prevalence in residents living in Italian nursing homes requires new policies: findings from a regionally based cross-sectional study (2018)
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Palese, A., Grassetti, L., Bandera, D., Zuttion, R., Ferrario, B., Ponta, S., …Watson, R. (2018). High feeding dependence prevalence in residents living in Italian nursing homes requires new policies: findings from a regionally based cross-sectional study. Health Policy, 122(3), 301-308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2018.01.011

Objectives: An increased amount of functional dependence has been reported among residents living in nursing homes. Among others, feeding dependence is one of the most complex needs to satisfy: behind the attempt to personalise meals with individual... Read More about High feeding dependence prevalence in residents living in Italian nursing homes requires new policies: findings from a regionally based cross-sectional study.