An empirical analysis of the constructs of Fundamentals of Care Framework using structural equation modelling

BLACKMAN, Ian and MUDD, Alexandra (2023). An empirical analysis of the constructs of Fundamentals of Care Framework using structural equation modelling. Journal of advanced nursing, 79 (3), 1139-1151.

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Abstract

Aim

First, to identify which aspects of missed care accurately define the integration of care and context of care dimensions of the Fundamentals of Care Framework. Second, to test the Framework for validity and reliability and lastly, to explore how leadership influences care integration.

Design

A non-experimental research design using self-audit data collected information about variations in nursing care as exemplars for dimensions of the Framework.

Methods

A multi-variate approach using path analysis was used to apply the consensus scores of 3079 Australian residential care nurses and carers to define the dimensions of the Framework.

Results/findings

In the Australian residential care setting, the factors that define both the contexts of care and the integration of care dimensions constructs are now empirically established. The most direct predictor for the integration of care dimension arises from both the leadership and resource allocation variables, while the remaining context of care factors have indirect but significant effects. The integration of psychosocial care in the residential care sector is not influenced by any of the Framework's context-based factors.

Conclusion

The component variables of the Framework show both good reliability and convergent validity. These findings confirm a predictive relationship exists between the elements of the context of care and the different types of nursing activities that form the integration of the care dimension, including organizational leadership.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Fundamentals of Care leadership; missed nursing care; path analysis; psychometrics; 1110 Nursing; Nursing; 4204 Midwifery; 4205 Nursing
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15369
Page Range:	1139-1151
SWORD Depositor:	Symplectic Elements
Depositing User:	Symplectic Elements
Date Deposited:	10 Mar 2023 15:52
Last Modified:	11 Oct 2023 16:45
URI:	https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/31650

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