Assessment of the Opening Minds Scale for use with nursing students

AbstractPurposeEvaluate the validity of the Opening Minds Scale (OMS) for nursing students via Rasch models and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA).Design and methodsUndergraduate nursing student responses to OMS (n  = 423). Validity was evaluated via CFA and Rasch analysis.FindingsCFA 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 implicationsOMS 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.

Source: Perspectives in Psychiatric Care - June 5, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Brenda Happell, Chris Platania ‐Phung, Brett Scholz, Julia Bocking, Aine Horgan, Fionnuala Manning, Rory Doody, Elisabeth Hals, Arild Granerud, Kornelis Jan van der Vaart, Jerry Allon, Mari Lahti, Jarmo Pulli, Annaliina Vatula, Heikki Elli Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research