Anthropology
Open Access
ISSN: 2332-0915
+44 1223 790975
ISSN: 2332-0915
+44 1223 790975
Sarah H. Gueldner
United States
Research Article
Evaluating a Non-verbal Assessment Tool in Nursing Students and Staff atthe University of Botswana
Author(s): Michelle Bongermino-Rose, Gary D. James, Sarah H. Gueldner and Celia Grace MurnockMichelle Bongermino-Rose, Gary D. James, Sarah H. Gueldner and Celia Grace Murnock
Evaluating well-being in non-Western populations has been hampered by the fact that most psychometric instruments are not culturally sensitive. One possible way to remove cultural biases is by eliminating the verbal content from the assessment. The Well-Being Picture Scale (WPS) is a ten item conceptual assessment that has been used to evaluate well-being in a variety of populations. The purpose of this study was to examine its utility in a sample of nursing students and staff from the University of Botswana in Gaborone, Botswana. The WPS and a traditional English language based depression scale, the Zung Self-rated Depression Scale (SDS) were distributed to students and staff at the school of nursing; 71 (31 male, 40 female (mean age= 28.2 years) returned the questionnaires. Reliability of the scales was assessed using Cronbach’s alpha. Validity of the WPS was evaluated by exam.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2332-0915.1000164