School of Nursing and Midwifery, Family & Community Health Research Group, University of Western Sydney, Penrith South DC, NSW, Australia.
J Nurs Scholarsh. 2010 Jun;42(2):207-13. doi: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2010.01349.x.
To validate the Professional Practice Environment Scale (PPE) in Australian general practice.
The PPE was modified slightly for appropriateness for the practice setting and administered to a sample of 342 Australian general practice nurses via an online survey tool. The factor structure of the 38-item PPE was examined using principal components analysis with Varimax rotation.
An eight-factor solution accounted for 71.6% of the variance. Low factor loading (<0.3) or cross-component loadings were detected in eight items. A comparison of Cronbach's alpha values demonstrated little change in the deletion of eight items from four of the eight related components.
Findings demonstrated that a 30-item version of the PPE was reliable and valid for use to assess the professional practice environment of nurses working in Australian general practice.
A tool to measure the professional practice environment in general practice is important as it will assist in monitoring the impact of the work environment on the recruitment, retention, and satisfaction of nurses in this setting.
验证澳大利亚全科医学中的专业实践环境量表（PPE）。
对 PPE 进行了略微修改，使其更适合实践环境，并通过在线调查工具对 342 名澳大利亚全科医学护士进行了测试。采用主成分分析和 Varimax 旋转对 38 项 PPE 的因子结构进行了检验。
八因子解解释了 71.6%的方差。在 8 项中发现了低因子负荷（<0.3）或跨成分负荷。对 Cronbach's alpha 值的比较表明，从四个相关成分中删除 8 个项目对值的影响很小。
研究结果表明，30 项 PPE 版本对于评估在澳大利亚全科医学中工作的护士的专业实践环境是可靠和有效的。
测量全科实践环境的工具很重要，因为它将有助于监测工作环境对该环境中护士招聘、留用和满意度的影响。
