Pilot testing the Readiness Estimate and Deployability Index Revised for Air Force Nurses

The Readiness Estimate and Deployability Index Revised for Air Force Nurses (READI-R-AFN) was derived from modifications of Reineck's Readiness Instrument. Reliability and validity of the READI-R-AFN was estimated on completed questionnaires of 181 active duty Air Force nurses. The READI-R-AFN...

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Published in:Military medicine 2004, Vol.169 (1), p.11-15
Main Authors: DREMSA, Theresa Lynn, RESNICK, Barbara, BRAUN, Rita F, DEROGATIS, Leonard R, MCENTEE, Margaret, TURNER, Martha, REINECK, Carol
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Administrative support
Adult
Attitude of Health Personnel
Biological and medical sciences
Clinical nursing
Cross-Sectional Studies
Data Collection
Design
Female
Focus Groups
General aspects
Humans
Hypotheses
Hypothesis testing
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Military deployment
Military Nursing - standards
Military Personnel - psychology
Nurses
Perceptions
Pilot Projects
Psychometrics
Self evaluation
Self-Assessment
Structural equation modeling
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States
Validity
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Summary:The Readiness Estimate and Deployability Index Revised for Air Force Nurses (READI-R-AFN) was derived from modifications of Reineck's Readiness Instrument. Reliability and validity of the READI-R-AFN was estimated on completed questionnaires of 181 active duty Air Force nurses. The READI-R-AFN was evaluated based on item analysis, internal consistency (alpha coefficient, >0.70), confirmatory factor analysis with structural equation modeling, and hypothesis testing. The findings were supported by Flannery's model of stress resistance. There was evidence of reliability and validity of the 83-item READI-R-AFN based on internal consistency (alpha, 0.80-0.96), structural equation modeling, and hypothesis testing. The original hypothesized six dimensions were retained.
ISSN:0026-4075
1930-613X
DOI:10.7205/MILMED.169.1.11