1. Content validity and internal reliability of Slovene version of Medication Administration Error SurveyDominika Vrbnjak, Dušica Pahor, Gregor Štiglic, Majda Pajnkihar, 2016, original scientific article Abstract: Introduction: In Slovenia there is a lack of valid and reliable instruments for measuring medication administration errors. The aim of research is to determine the content validity and internal reliability of the Slovenian version of the ''Medication Administration Error Survey''. Methods: We used the translation and back translation tested the questionnaire for its content validity on the basis of an agreement of eight experts. Content validity was quantified by the content validity index and a modified Cohen kappa index. A cross-sectional design, with a convenience sample of 91 caregivers working in internal or surgical wards in two health care institutions, was used to test the internal consistency by calculating Cronbach's alpha and corrected item-total correlations. Results: 64 items showed an excellent content validity index, ranging from 0.875 to 1.000, and modified kappa index over 0.740. Two items had a content validity index 0.750 and modified kappa index 0.560. The average content validity index for three main parts of the questionnaire ranged from 0.940 to 0.959. Cronbach's alpha for these three parts ranged from 0.832 to 0.989. The corrected item-total correlations reached a required criterion for all items, except one. Discussion and conclusion: Instrument has an acceptable content validity and internal reliability, however, due to some methodological shortcomings results should be interpreted with caution. Further psychometric testing is needed.
Keywords: patients, safety, instruments development, psychometric properties, hospitals
Published in DiRROS: 28.01.2026; Views: 194; Downloads: 34
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2. Identification of measurement instruments used to measure the cultural competence of nurses and nursing students : a systematic literature reviewLiridon Avdylaj, Sabina Ličen, 2022, review article Abstract: Introduction: Measuring cultural competence is a crucial step in evaluating the strategies for the development and achievement of cultural competence in nurses and nursing students. The aim of this systematic literature review was to examine the content and characteristics of available questionnaires and to select the most appropriate questionnaires for assessing cultural competence in nurses and nursing students. Methods: A systematic review of the literature was conducted in the CINAHL, ERIC, EBSCO and ScienceDirect databases. The following English search terms were used: transcultural nursing, culturally competent care, cultural competence, nursing education, questionnaire. The review included original research articles on relevant topics available in full text and published after 2010. Results: Of the 247 articles found, 11 articles were included in the final analysis. Based on their content and psychometric features such as reliability and construct validity, four of the analysed questionnaires were found to be most appropriate for measuring cultural competence in nurses, three questionnaires for measuring cultural competence in nursing students and one questionnaire for measuring cultural competence in nurse educators.Discussion and conclusion: Our analysis shows that some of the questionnaires included in this review are better suited for measuring cultural competence in nurses, while others are more suitable for measuring cultural competence in nursing students. This systematic review of the literature provides a useful starting point for other researchers in the field of cultural competence assessment in selecting appropriate questionnaires for further research.
Keywords: transcultural nursing, cultural competences, clinical practice, education, nursing, instruments
Published in DiRROS: 28.01.2026; Views: 155; Downloads: 87
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4. Intensity meters : new notes and discoveries on the invention of early modern precision instrumentsFabrizio Bigotti, 2023, original scientific article Abstract: The article sheds light on the invention of early modern precision instruments and
their application in medicine, by analysing a neglected work by one of the Italian
pupils of the physician Santorio Santori (1561–1636). This source provides vital infor-
mation on Santorio’s experimental sample, and on the practical use and dimensions
of instruments such as thermometers, hygrometers, pulsimeters and precision scales,
showing that they also had a normative purpose: regulating the environmental factors
affecting human health. The article first establishes the derivative nature of the source
from Santorio’s teachings, and then contextualises the invention of precision instru-
ments with regard to Santorio’s published and unpublished output. In the conclusions,
I argue that the new instruments were meant to address the shortcomings of the tradi-
tional diagnostic rationale and are best conceptualised as ‘intensity meters’ meant to
assess ‘the magnitude’ (magnitudo) of a patient’s illness in degrees.
Keywords: intensity, quantification, early modern precision instruments, Giovanni Martino Bonomo, Santorio Santori, galenism, Medical school of Padua
Published in DiRROS: 13.10.2025; Views: 304; Downloads: 162
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5. 3D finite element analysis of a concrete dam behavior under changing hydrostatic load : a case studyPavel Žvanut, 2022, original scientific article Abstract: In this study, a large arch-gravity Moste Dam was analyzed, where an automated system for the measurements of horizontal displacements of the upper part of the dam was established. Two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) analyses of dam behavior, taking into account the earth pressures and the hydrostatic load, using the finite element method (FEM)-based computer program DIANA, were performed. The influence of lowering the water level of the reservoir by 6.2 m, on the horizontal displacements of the upper part of the dam, at stationary temperature conditions, was investigated. It was found that the results of the performed 2D and 3D FEM analyses fitted in very well with the result of experimentally determined measurement of horizontal displacements (which was 0.48 mm in the upstream direction) that was obtained using a hanging pendulum. An additional comparison of the results of 3D calculations showed that the finite element mesh density had a small effect on the calculated horizontal displacements.
Keywords: concrete dam, finite element method, material properties, structure behavior, measuring instruments, monitoring, ime series analysis, horizontal displacements, hydrostatic pressure
Published in DiRROS: 21.06.2023; Views: 1572; Downloads: 903
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