| Title: |
The validity and reliability characteristics of the M-BACK questionnaire to assess the barriers, attitudes, confidence, and knowledge of mental health staff regarding metabolic health of mental health service users |
| Authors: |
Watkins, A; Rosenbaum, S; Ward, PB; Patching, J; Denney-Wilson, E; Stein-Parbury, J |
| Source: |
urn:ISSN:2296-2565 ; Frontiers in Public Health, 5, 321 |
| Publisher Information: |
Frontiers |
| Publication Year: |
2017 |
| Collection: |
UNSW Sydney (The University of New South Wales): UNSWorks |
| Subject Terms: |
4203 Health Services and Systems; 4205 Nursing; 42 Health Sciences; Clinical Research; Mental Health; Behavioral and Social Science; Health Services; Mental Illness; 7.1 Individual care needs; 8.1 Organisation and delivery of services; 3 Good Health and Well Being; education; evaluation tool; health outcomes; metabolic syndrome; physical health; service delivery; severe mental illness; training; anzsrc-for: 4203 Health Services and Systems; anzsrc-for: 4205 Nursing; anzsrc-for: 42 Health Sciences; anzsrc-for: 1117 Public Health and Health Services; anzsrc-for: 4206 Public health |
| Description: |
Background: Addressing the burden of poor physical health and the subsequent gap in life expectancy experienced by people with mental illness is a major priority in mental health services. To equip mental health staff with the competence to deliver evidence-based interventions, targeted staff training regarding metabolic health is required. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of staff training regarding metabolic health, we aimed to develop a succinct measure to determine the barriers, attitudes, confidence, and knowledge of health practitioners through the development and test–retest reliability of the Metabolic-Barriers, Attitudes, Confidence, and Knowledge Questionnaire (M-BACK). Methods: The M-BACK questionnaire was developed to evaluate the impact of specialized training in metabolic health care for mental health nurses. Content of the M-BACK was developed from a literature review and refined by an expert review panel and validated via a piloting process. To determine the test–retest reliability of the M-BACK, 31 nursing students recruited from the University of Notre Dame, Sydney completed the questionnaire on two separate occasions, 7 days apart. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) were calculated for the total score, as well as each of the four domains. results: Pilot testing was undertaken with a sample of 106 mental health nurses with a mean age 48.2, ranging from 24 to 63 years of age, who participated in six training courses. Questionnaire development resulted in a 16-item instrument, with each item is scored on a five-point Likert scale ranging from “strongly disagree” to “strongly agree.” Test–retest reliability of the M-BACK was completed by 30 of 31 nursing students recruited, ICCs ranged from 0.62 to 0.96. conclusion: The M-BACK is a reliable measure of the key elements of practitioner perceptions of barriers, and their knowledge, attitudes, and confidence regarding metabolic monitoring in people with mental illness. It can be used to assess the effectiveness of interventions aimed at ... |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
unknown |
| Relation: |
https://hdl.handle.net/1959.4/unsworks_49870; https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2017.00321 |
| DOI: |
10.3389/fpubh.2017.00321 |
| Availability: |
https://hdl.handle.net/1959.4/unsworks_49870; https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2017.00321 |
| Rights: |
open access ; https://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2 ; CC BY ; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.F524129 |
| Database: |
BASE |