The self-regulation skills instrument in transplantation (SSIt):Development and measurement properties of a self-report self-management instrument

Objective: To develop a self-management instrument for organ transplant recipients that incorporates self-regulations skills and to determine its measurement properties. Methods: The instrument includes concepts from social cognitive models: problem awareness, attitude, self-efficacy, motivation, social support, goal setting, goal pursuit, skills and goal affect. The measurement properties were evaluated based on the COSMIN guidelines. Face and content validity were determined through patient assessment, Three-Step Test-Interview and expert assessment using the Content Validity Index. Structural validity and reliability were tested using exploratory factor analysis and Cronbach's alpha. Construct validity was tested by comparing subscales with the Health Education Impact Questionnaire (heiQ). Results: After face and content validity assessment 47 items were entered into the exploratory factor analysis. The analysis showed two meaningful factors, with internal consistency of 0.90 and 0.89. Spearman correlations between the subscales and heiQ were moderate (0.55; 0.46). The final version consists of 21 items, divided into two scales: ‘Setbacks’ and ‘Successes’. Conclusions: The Self-regulation skills instrument in transplantation (SSIt) is a valid and reliable instrument to asses necessary skills for self-management after transplantation and may be useful for other patients as well. Practice implications: Insight into self-regulation competencies can help healthcare professionals to tailor self-management support.</p

The self-regulation skills instrument in transplantation (SSIt):Development and measurement properties of a self-report self-management instrument

Objective: To develop a self-management instrument for organ transplant recipients that incorporates self-regulations skills and to determine its measurement properties. Methods: The instrument includes concepts from social cognitive models: problem awareness, attitude, self-efficacy, motivation, social support, goal setting, goal pursuit, skills and goal affect. The measurement properties were evaluated based on the COSMIN guidelines. Face and content validity were determined through patient assessment, Three-Step Test-Interview and expert assessment using the Content Validity Index. Structural validity and reliability were tested using exploratory factor analysis and Cronbach's alpha. Construct validity was tested by comparing subscales with the Health Education Impact Questionnaire (heiQ). Results: After face and content validity assessment 47 items were entered into the exploratory factor analysis. The analysis showed two meaningful factors, with internal consistency of 0.90 and 0.89. Spearman correlations between the subscales and heiQ were moderate (0.55; 0.46). The final version consists of 21 items, divided into two scales: ‘Setbacks’ and ‘Successes’. Conclusions: The Self-regulation skills instrument in transplantation (SSIt) is a valid and reliable instrument to asses necessary skills for self-management after transplantation and may be useful for other patients as well. Practice implications: Insight into self-regulation competencies can help healthcare professionals to tailor self-management support.</p

The Grizzly, October 5, 1999

Bears Clobber Swarthmore During Family Day Game • Family Day A Success • Admission Rumor Proves False • Sophomore Week Set • 811 Main Street • Forget MTV: Career Services Offering UC Seniors Opportunity to Star in Real World • Opinion: Stereotypes on Campus Affect and Hurt Everyone; Letter to the Editors • Ursinus Football Crushes Swarthmore in Centennial Conference Action, 59-0 • Volleyball wins Allentown Invit. and Family Day Tourney • Monumental Changes in UC Cheerleading • Soccer Splits for 1-1 on the Weekhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1447/thumbnail.jp

The Grizzly, November 9, 1999

Could Ursinus be a Target for Thieves? • Sexual Harassment at Ursinus College • John Street Elected New Mayor of Philadelphia • A Makeover for Ursinus Art on Campus • Egypt Air Flight 990 Disaster • BPS: True Student Living • Grizzly Greeks Rush to Greet New Members • Letter to the Editor: Disrespect of Women on the Ursinus Campus; Ursinus Students Fall Victim to False Sense of Security • Response: Racism • UC Baseball Players Receive Defensive Honors for 1999 Season • Football Stretches Streak to Six, Looks to Dickinson for 7 • Men\u27s Soccer Takes Tough Loss • F&M and Gettysburg in NCAA Tourneyhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1451/thumbnail.jp

The Grizzly, October 12, 1999

Homecoming \u2799: Any Questions? • One America • Ursinus Grads Leave with a Diploma and a Low Financial Debt • Students Celebrate Berman Museum\u27s 10th Anniversary • Old Men\u27s at Heart of Ursinus • Opinion: Lott\u27s Lack of Responsibility is a Major Threat to the Security of the World; The Destruction of Chechnya, NATO\u27s Bloody Legacy • WVOU Offers Promising Shows That Could Even Provide Thought • Jeffrey Gaines Jams Again at UC • Field Hockey Downed in Fairfield • Bears Senior Cornerback Dealt Leg Injury; Looks to Return • UC Tackles Johns Hopkins 20-18 • Volleyball Splits Home Matcheshttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1448/thumbnail.jp

The Grizzly, November 16, 1999

Changes for Ursinus Campus? • UC Student Sexually Assaulted • A Case of Race? • Fire Safety on Ursinus Campus • Enjoying The Perks • Main Street House Stakes its Claim • Abstract Art Breathes Life into UC Campus • Opinion: Letter to the Editor; Editorial Discretion Does not Equal Censorship; Seniors Speak Out; The Key to the Issue of Race is Fellowship; In Response to the White Agenda • Voices in Praise Does it Again: Second Annual Gospel Choir Event a Success • Bears Head to Playoffs After Dickson Win • Volleyball Goes to ECAC\u27s • Ursinus Swimming Dives Into the Seasonhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1452/thumbnail.jp

The Grizzly, September 28, 1999

Cheer on UC at Family Day! • Taking to the Ballots • Change in Ursinus Security: Good or Bad? • Family Day Has Arrived • Living Off Campus Just Like Home • Campus Unable to Check Messages on Voice Mail • Bon Appetite at Back Porch Cafe • Letter to the Editor: Censorship in the Grizzly • Editors\u27 Response to Censorship Allegations • Volleyball Continues its Winning Ways • A Weekend of Success in U.C. Field Hockey • Bears Football Suffers 1st Loss of Season to #1 W. Marylandhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1446/thumbnail.jp

The Grizzly, November 2, 1999

Is Safety an Issue on Campus? • Payne Stewart, Golfer, Dies in Plane Crash • A First for National French Week • Summer Business Internship Opportunities • Hobson Hall: Home Sweet Home • Opinion: The Effectiveness of College in the Preparation of Students for the World; Gun Control has to be Enacted for Everyone\u27s Safety: A Response; Paying Back the US Dues to the UN • Always Unique, Ben Folds Five Rocks Philadelphia as Part of 1999 Tour • Vecchio, Duncan Power Bears Offense as Bears Rout Mules • Soccer Splits Pair with Fords, Green Terror • Flag Football: APO Downs 2-Time Champion Delta Pi in Double-OT • Junior Vecchio Awarded CC Offensive Football Player of the Week • Tough End to Tough Hockey Season • Volleyball Finishes Best Season Ever • Bears Defense Roars to Big Winhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1450/thumbnail.jp

The Grizzly, October 19, 1999

Homecoming 1999 Hit Ursinus This Past Weekend • Handicap Accessibility On Ursinus College Campus • Adding to the Arts Program? • Reimert: A Suite Housing Experience • Baked to Perfection at Brew Moon • Opinion: Don\u27t They Have Anything Better to do?; Letters to the Editors; Guns Don\u27t Kill People, People Kill People • Modernized Version of Antigone High in Energy, Mediocre in Quality • Bears Fight off Gettysburg Bullets Gridiron • Hockey Battles with Holy Cross and Davis & Elkins; A Close Call and a Win • Two Near Misses for Men\u27s Soccer • Bishop Takes Top Honors at Moravianhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1449/thumbnail.jp

The Grizzly, September 21, 1999

Floyd Takes Its Toll on Ursinus • Ground Breaking for Field House • Beware of Main Street Intruder • New Library Computing System • Ursinus Biology Students Comb the Beaches in Woods Hole, MA • The Class of 2003, the First to Share in a Common Intellectual Experience • Beyond Collegeville: Appraising Philadelphia\u27s Nightlife • The Literary Society Explores the Heart • Opinion: Electronic Testing, Service or Scam?; Racial Profiling a Violation of Individuals Rights; Money Talks • Ursinus Football Conquers Franklin & Marshall in OT in Home Opener • Field Hockey gets First Win • UC Golf Takes the Tournaments in the Fallhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1445/thumbnail.jp