Initial psychometric evaluation of the wayfinding effectiveness scale

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1015-1032

  Algase, Donna ^a   Son, Gwi Ryung ^b   Beel Bates, Cynthia ^c   Song, Junah ^d   Lan Yao, ^a   Beattie, Elizabeth ^a   Leitsch, Sara ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^c GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Korea University   (South Korea)

^e National Opinion Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Community; Dementia; Instrument; Wandering; Wayfinding

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONFUSION; DEMENTIA; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORIENTATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONFUSION; DEMENTIA; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORIENTATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; WALKING;

EID: 35648939316     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: 15528456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945907303076     Document Type: Article

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