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Development and Testing of the Relational and Structural Components of Innovativeness Across Academia and Practice for Healthcare Progress Scale

2024; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 54; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/nna.0000000000001422

1539-0721

M. Lindell Joseph, Michele Williams, Karl Henry Reinke, Heather Bair, Sena Chae, Kirsten Hanrahan, Barbara St. Marie, Peggy Jenkins, Nancy M. Albert, Mary Gullatte, Darlene Rogers, Beth Ann Swan, Tina Lynn Holden, Elizabeth R. Woods, Pamela B. DeGuzman, Gina DeGennaro, David Marshall, Maria Hein, Yelena Perkhounkova, Diane L. Huber,

Interprofessional Education and Collaboration

OBJECTIVE Using data from 5 academic-practice sites across the United States, researchers developed and validated a scale to measure conditions that enable healthcare innovations. BACKGROUND Academic-practice partnerships are a catalyst for innovation and healthcare development. However, limited theoretically grounded evidence exists to provide strategic direction for healthcare innovation across practice and academia. METHODS Phase 1 of the analytical strategy involved scale development using 16 subject matter experts. Phase 2 involved pilot testing the scale. RESULTS The final Innovativeness Across Academia and Practice for Healthcare Progress Scale (IA-APHPS) consisted of 7 domains: 3 relational domains, 2 structural domains, and 2 impact domains. The confirmatory factor analysis model fits well with a comparative fit index of 0.92 and a root-mean-square error of approximation of 0.06 (n = 477). CONCLUSION As the 1st validated scale of healthcare innovation, the IA-APHPS allows nurses to use a diagnostic tool to facilitate innovative processes and outputs across academic-practice partnerships.