Self-confidence for emergency intervention: adaptation and cultural validation of the Self-confidence Scale in nursing students

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

José Carlos Amado Martins¹  Rui Carlos Negrão Baptista¹  Verónica Rita Dias Coutinho¹  Alessandra Mazzo¹  Manuel Alves Rodrigues¹  Isabel Amélia Costa Mendes¹ 

关键词: Self-Confidence;    Patient Simulation;    Emergency Nursing;    Autoconfiança;    Simulação de Paciente;    Enfermagem em Emergência;    Autoconfianza;    Simulación de Paciente;    Enfermería de Urgencia;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0104-1169.3128.2451

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Objective: develop the cultural adaptation and validation of a Portuguese version of the Self-confidence Scale.Method: descriptive and exploratory methodological research for the adaptation and validation of a measuring instrument. The translation, synthesis, back-translation, revision, pretest and semantic evaluation phases were accomplished. The evaluation involving 178 students from a Teaching Diploma Program in Nursing. The ethical principles were complied with.Results: the internal consistency analysis of the scale reveals good Alpha coefficients (0.92 for the global scale and superior to 0.83 for the different dimensions). The factor analysis presents a three-factor solution with rational meaning.Conclusion: The scale is easy to answer and understand. Based on the obtained results, it can be affirmed that the scale reveals good psychometric properties, with great potential to be used in future research.

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