College of Nursing, Institute of Health Science, Inje University, Busan 47392, Korea.
Department of Nursing, Wonkwang University, Iksan 54538, Korea.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jan 26;18(3):1080. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18031080.
The Nursing Profession Self-Efficacy (NPSE) scale was developed to reflect the characteristics of nursing tasks. This study was conducted to validate the Korean version of the NPSE (K-NPSE) scale.
The NPSE scale with nineteen items was translated into Korean after forward and backward translation according to Devellis' guideline. For the exploratory factor analysis (EFA), 298 nurses participated and criterion-related validity and reliability were verified. For the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), 218 other nurses participated. Content validity, criterion-related validity, and internal consistency reliability were examined. Additionally, construct validity was examined. SPSS and AMOS were used for the data analyses.
Nineteen items were selected after evaluating the content and cognitive validity and comprised three factors: "Professional (10 items)", "Advocating (4)", and "Caring (5)". Construct validity was supported by the CFA. Criterion-related validity was supported by comparison with the General Self-Efficacy Test (r = 0.43, < 0.001). Cronbach's alpha of the K-NPSE was 0.93.
Study findings indicate that the K-NPSE could be useful for assessing nurses' self-efficacy. The K-NPSE may be used as a valuable reference for developing programs or policies that promote nursing professionals. It is expected that continued use of this scale in various clinical settings to further generalize and validate the scale.
护理职业自我效能感（NPSE）量表是为反映护理任务的特点而开发的。本研究旨在验证 NPSE 的韩文版（K-NPSE）量表。
根据 Devellis 的指南，经过正向和反向翻译，NPSE 量表有 19 个项目被翻译成韩文。为了进行探索性因素分析（EFA），有 298 名护士参与，同时验证了效标关联效度和信度。为了进行验证性因素分析（CFA），有 218 名其他护士参与。检验了内容效度、效标关联效度和内部一致性信度。此外，还检验了构念效度。使用 SPSS 和 AMOS 进行数据分析。
经过评估内容和认知效度，选择了 19 个项目，包括三个因素：“专业（10 项）”、“倡导（4 项）”和“关怀（5 项）”。CFA 支持了构念效度。与一般自我效能感测验的相关性（r = 0.43，<0.001）支持了效标关联效度。K-NPSE 的 Cronbach's alpha 为 0.93。
研究结果表明，K-NPSE 可用于评估护士的自我效能感。K-NPSE 可作为制定促进护理专业人员发展计划或政策的有用参考。预计在各种临床环境中继续使用该量表，以进一步推广和验证该量表。
