Ege University Faculty of Nursing, Department of Pediatric Nursing, İzmir, Turkey.
Pamukkale University Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Pediatric Nursing, Denizli, Turkey.
J Pediatr Nurs. 2020 Sep-Oct;54:e47-e52. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2020.04.021. Epub 2020 May 20.
Developmental care is considered an important component of development and health promotion of premature infants, however, studies regarding assessment of nurses' competency of developmental care are inadequate. This study is designed to determine the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Developmental Support Competency Scale for Nurses (DSCS-N).
This methodological study includes 140 nurses working at a tertiary level neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Data were collected using the Nurse Introductory Form and Developmental Support Competency Scale for Nurses. The scale was assessed in terms of language and content validity, construct validity, internal consistency and time invariance.
The scale consisted of 19 items and six subscales. In the confirmatory analysis, which is a validity analysis, it was found that the scale's factor loadings ranged between 0.27 and 0.92, and the ratio of chi-square to degrees of freedom was 1.64. Other fit indices (CFI = 0.96, NFI = 0.92, NNFI = 0.95) were at desirable levels. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was found to be 0.90. According to item analysis results, item-total correlations ranged between 0.26 and 0.66. It was found that nurses' responses to the scale items at two different times were consistent and did not change over time (p > 0.05).
DSCS-N is a valid and reliable scale for measuring Turkish nurses' competency of developmental support.
DSCS-N can be used as a tool contributing to the implementation of developmental care. The scale can help nurses working in neonatal intensive care units to determine their competency of developmental care.
发展护理被认为是促进早产儿发育和健康的重要组成部分，然而，关于护士发展护理能力评估的研究还不够充分。本研究旨在确定护士发展支持能力量表（DSCS-N）土耳其语版本的心理测量学特性。
这是一项方法学研究，包括在三级新生儿重症监护病房（NICU）工作的 140 名护士。使用护士简介表和护士发展支持能力量表收集数据。该量表在语言和内容有效性、结构有效性、内部一致性和时间不变性方面进行了评估。
该量表由 19 个项目和 6 个子量表组成。在验证性分析中，即有效性分析中，发现量表的因子负荷值在 0.27 到 0.92 之间，卡方自由度比为 1.64。其他拟合指数（CFI=0.96，NFI=0.92，NNFI=0.95）处于理想水平。Cronbach's alpha 系数为 0.90。根据项目分析结果，项目总分相关系数在 0.26 到 0.66 之间。研究发现，护士在两个不同时间对量表项目的反应是一致的，并且随着时间的推移没有变化（p>0.05）。
DSCS-N 是一种测量土耳其护士发展支持能力的有效可靠的量表。
DSCS-N 可作为促进发展护理的工具。该量表可以帮助新生儿重症监护病房的护士确定他们的发展护理能力。
