Li Suya, Fan Junyao, Liu Yu, Yu Mingfeng, Jiang Yaqian
Department of Nursing, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No. 1095 Jiefang Rd, Wuhan, 430030, China.
BMC Nurs. 2024 Aug 12;23(1):547. doi: 10.1186/s12912-024-02214-2.
There has been an increase in the number of nurses returning to work after childbirth (NRWCs) in Chinese hospital. Social support is important for NRWCs.
To develop and validate a perceived social support scale for NRWCs in China.
The original items were based on a literature review, the social support theory, and semi-structured interviews. The Delphi technique was used to adjust further and screen the scale entries to form an initial draft of the scale. From February to October 2023, we recruited 627 NRWCs from hospitals in 12 provinces of China. The psychometric attributes of the scale were examined by construct validity, content validity, test-retest reliability, and internal consistency reliability. The STROBE checklist was used to guide the submission.
4 dimensions and 22 items compose the initial scale. Exploratory factor analysis verified a four-factor scale structure. The confirmatory factor analysis results showed that the four-factor structure model fitted well. The resulting scale contains 4 dimensions with 18 items. The item-level content validity index ranged from 0.83 to 1.00. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient of four dimensions and total scale were respectively 0.957, 0.899, 0.870, 0.945, 0.967. The reliability of the scale over time was further verified, with a coefficient of 0.809 for the overall scale and a range from 0.682 to 0.718 for each domain.
The perceived social support scale for NRWCs is a reliable and valid instrument. The application of the perceived social support scale for NRWCs would improve the assessment of social support among NRWCs.
中国医院中产后重返工作岗位的护士（NRWCs）数量有所增加。社会支持对产后重返工作岗位的护士很重要。
开发并验证中国产后重返工作岗位护士的感知社会支持量表。
原始条目基于文献综述、社会支持理论和半结构化访谈。采用德尔菲技术进一步调整和筛选量表条目，形成量表初稿。2023年2月至10月，我们从中国12个省份的医院招募了627名产后重返工作岗位的护士。通过结构效度、内容效度、重测信度和内部一致性信度检验量表的心理测量学属性。使用STROBE清单指导投稿。
初始量表由4个维度和22个条目组成。探索性因素分析验证了四因素量表结构。验证性因素分析结果表明四因素结构模型拟合良好。最终量表包含4个维度18个条目。条目水平的内容效度指数范围为0.83至1.00。四个维度和总量表的Cronbach's α系数分别为0.957、0.899、0.870、0.945、0.967。进一步验证了量表随时间的信度，总量表系数为0.809，各领域系数范围为0.682至0.718。
产后重返工作岗位护士的感知社会支持量表是一种可靠有效的工具。产后重返工作岗位护士感知社会支持量表的应用将改善对产后重返工作岗位护士社会支持的评估。
