Colak M Balcik, Can H Ozturk
Midwifery Department, Sakarya University Faculty of Health Sciences, Serdivan, Turkey.
Midwifery Department, Ege University Faculty of Health Sciences, Izmir, Turkey.
Niger J Clin Pract. 2025 Jun 1;28(6):721-729. doi: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_55_25. Epub 2025 Jun 25.
The main scope of competence in midwifery is the skills and practices relevant to the profession. Competencies are used to set unique standards within disciplines and specializations, including educators, learners, and practitioners.
This study was aimed at developing the Professional Competence and Competency Scale in Midwifery.
This was a methodological and validation study. The scale consists of 26 items. The created items were administered to 362 midwives. According to the results of the exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis of the factor pattern for all the items, ideally, the scale has a two-dimensional distribution. Responses given to the items are rated on a five-point Likert-type scale.
According to the item-total test correlation, all the items were related to each other. The Cronbach's Alpha value was 0.953 for the overall Professional Competence and Competency Scale in Midwifery, 0.917 and 0.932 for its "Professional Responsibilities and Communication Skills" and "Professional Knowledge, Skills and Practices" sub-dimensions, respectively. In addition, the scale has construct validity.
According to the findings of the validity and reliability study of The Professional Competence and Competency Scale in Midwifery, it is a valid, reliable tool, and it is discriminative in terms of measuring the desired quality.
助产专业的主要能力范围是与该职业相关的技能和实践。能力用于在各学科和专业领域内设定独特的标准，包括教育工作者、学习者和从业者。
本研究旨在制定助产专业能力与技能量表。
这是一项方法学和效度验证研究。该量表由26个项目组成。将所创建的项目施测于362名助产士。根据对所有项目因子模式的探索性和验证性因子分析结果，理想情况下，该量表具有二维分布。对项目的回答采用五点李克特量表进行评分。
根据项目与总分的相关性检验，所有项目之间均相关。助产专业能力与技能量表总体的克朗巴哈α值为0.953，其“专业职责与沟通技能”和“专业知识、技能与实践”子维度的克朗巴哈α值分别为0.917和0.932。此外，该量表具有结构效度。
根据助产专业能力与技能量表效度和信度研究的结果，它是一个有效、可靠的工具，在测量所需质量方面具有区分性。
