Development of a scale to measure practitioner adherence to a brief intervention in the emergency department
Pantalon MV, Martino S, Dziura J, Li FY, Owens PH, Fiellin DA, O'Connor PG, D'Onofrio G. Development of a scale to measure practitioner adherence to a brief intervention in the emergency department. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2012, 43: 382-388. PMID: 23021098, PMCID: PMC3661016, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2012.08.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrief Negotiation InterviewBrief interventionTwo-factor structureExcellent internal consistencyGood construct validityDiscriminant validityPredictive validityEmergency departmentExcellent inter-rater reliabilityPsychometric propertiesEight-itemConstruct validityHazardous drinkingInternal consistencyEmergency department patientsPractitioner adherenceInter-rater reliabilityDepartment patientsAdherence ScaleClinical practiceValidityInterventionSkillsAdherenceScaleTuberculosis infection control in a high drug-resistance setting in rural South Africa: Information, motivation, and behavioral skills
Kanjee Z, Amico KR, Li F, Mbolekwa K, Moll AP, Friedland GH. Tuberculosis infection control in a high drug-resistance setting in rural South Africa: Information, motivation, and behavioral skills. Journal Of Infection And Public Health 2012, 5: 67-81. PMID: 22341846, DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2011.10.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTB infection controlRural South African hospitalSouth African hospitalsInfection controlHIV statusAfrican hospitalsTuberculosis infection controlDrug-resistant tuberculosisBehavioral skillsCough hygieneSocial support itemsPresent studyRural South AfricaResource-limited facilitiesHigh-risk areasAnonymous questionnaireIMB modelTuberculosisRespondents' knowledgeSuch interventionsHospitalHCWsIC practicesMost respondentsSocial support