Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), 3000-076 Coimbra, Portugal.
Nursing School La Fe, University of Valencia, 46026 Valencia, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Nov 2;20(21):7014. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20217014.
The cultivation of critical thinking and decision-making skills promotes student autonomy. Only a few instruments measure nursing students' autonomy, and the PALOP Scale is one of them. This study aimed to semantically and culturally adapt the PALOP Scale to European Portuguese and assess the psychometric properties of a short version. A methodological study was conducted with 530 second and fourth-year undergraduate nursing students. Content validity was assessed using exploratory and discriminant factor analysis, and reliability was determined through analyses of internal consistency, temporal stability, and floor and ceiling effects. The analysis of the psychometric properties of a short version of the PALOP-PT Scale revealed complete agreement (100%) among panel members for content validity. The scale also showed discriminative capacity among second- and fourth-year students ( (528) = -7.907, < 0.001) with a five-factor structure, with a total explained variance of 57.2%. Reliability analysis showed excellent internal consistency ( = 0.935) and moderate temporal stability (95% ICC (3.1) = 0.520 [0.290-0.693], < 0.01). The short version of the PALOP-PT Scale is a promising tool to assess nursing students' perceived autonomy and identify necessary adjustments to their professional identity.
批判性思维和决策技能的培养促进了学生的自主性。只有少数工具可以衡量护理学生的自主性，而 PALOP 量表就是其中之一。本研究旨在将 PALOP 量表语义和文化上适应于欧洲葡萄牙语，并评估其短版本的心理测量特性。一项方法学研究涉及 530 名二年级和四年级护理专业的本科生。使用探索性和判别因子分析评估内容效度，通过内部一致性、时间稳定性、地板和天花板效应分析评估可靠性。PALOP-PT 量表短版本的心理测量特性分析显示，内容效度在小组成员中完全一致（100%）。该量表还显示出二年级和四年级学生之间的区分能力（(528) = -7.907, < 0.001），具有五因素结构，总解释方差为 57.2%。可靠性分析显示出极好的内部一致性（= 0.935）和中等的时间稳定性（95% ICC(3.1) = 0.520 [0.290-0.693], < 0.01）。PALOP-PT 量表的短版本是评估护理学生感知自主性和确定其专业身份必要调整的有前途的工具。
