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Development And Psychometric Evaluation Of A Questionnaire For Measuring Distraction Due To Mobile Phone Use In Operating Rooms, Mehdi Hasanshahi, Mahnaz Rakhshan, Armin Fereidouni, Seyed Alireza Moayedi, Camellia Torabizadeh
Development And Psychometric Evaluation Of A Questionnaire For Measuring Distraction Due To Mobile Phone Use In Operating Rooms, Mehdi Hasanshahi, Mahnaz Rakhshan, Armin Fereidouni, Seyed Alireza Moayedi, Camellia Torabizadeh
Journal of Perioperative Nursing
Aim: Use of mobile phones in health care centres can distract care providers and consequently disrupt the care procedure and risk patient safety. This study aims to develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of a questionnaire for measuring distraction caused by mobile phone use in operating rooms.
Sample and setting: 208 operating room nurses and doctors from five hospitals affiliated to Shiraz University of Medical Sciences participated in the study.
Method: This methodological study was conducted in two stages. In stage one, through a review of relevant texts, articles and books, the different dimensions of distraction as caused by mobile …