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Happell B.;Platania-Phung C.;Scholz B.;Bocking J.;Horgan A.;Manning F.;Doody R.;Hals E.;Granerud A.;Jan van der Vaart K.;Allon J.;Lahti M.;Pulli J.;Vatula A.;Ellilä H.;Griffin M.;Russell S.;MacGabhann L.;Bjornsson E.;Biering P.
2019
October
Perspectives in Psychiatric Care
Assessment of the Opening Minds Scale for use with nursing students
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mental health mental health nursing nursing students Opening Minds Scale stigma
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© 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. PURPOSE: Evaluate the validity of the Opening Minds Scale (OMS) for nursing students via Rasch models and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). DESIGN AND METHODS: Undergraduate nursing student responses to OMS (n = 423). Validity was evaluated via CFA and Rasch analysis. FINDINGS: CFA results were strongest for a three-factor 13-item version of OMS. Rasch modeling supported sound properties for two of three scales. Internal reliabilities ranged between 0.6 and 0.7. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: OMS has potential as a valid measure for stigma research and antistigma program evaluation. Rasch analysis suggest it is inappropriate to use a total OMS score for nursing student populations.
1744-6163
10.1111/ppc.12393
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