Measurement of nurses directed care: comparison among three psychophysics methods

Authors

  • Edinêis de Brito Guirardello UNICAMP; Faculdade de Ciências Médicas; Departamento de Enfermagem
  • Fátima Aparecida Emm Faleiros Sousa Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto; Departamento de Enfermagem Geral e Especializada

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692000000300016

Keywords:

measurement, psychophysics, nurses directed attention

Abstract

The degree of directed care required from nurses who work at the critical care unit environment was assessed and compared through three different psychophysical methods: magnitude estimation, category rating and ordinal scales. The sample was formed by 29 participants whose ages varied from 25 to 44 years. Based on the results, authors concluded that: a) data indicated a high concordance among participants regarding different situations with a Kendall's coefficient of 0.83 (p < 0.0016); b)the results obtained with magnitude estimation scaling proved superiority of this method when compared to others. c) the continuum of directed attention (non metric) has characteristics of a protetic continuum.

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Published

2000-07-01

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 3 (2000)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Measurement of nurses directed care: comparison among three psychophysics methods. (2000). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 8(3), 108-114. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692000000300016