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The Turkish version of the Handover Evaluation Scale: A validity and reliability study
Author(s) -
Tuna Rujnan,
Dalli Birsen
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of nursing practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1440-172X
pISSN - 1322-7114
DOI - 10.1111/ijn.12787
Subject(s) - turkish , scale (ratio) , intraclass correlation , validity , reliability (semiconductor) , sample (material) , psychology , test (biology) , statistics , applied psychology , psychometrics , clinical psychology , mathematics , geography , cartography , paleontology , philosophy , linguistics , power (physics) , physics , chemistry , chromatography , quantum mechanics , biology
Aim The purpose of this study is to adapt the English version of the Handover Evaluation Scale to a Turkish nursing sample. Methods This is a methodological and cross‐sectional study. This study was conducted with 192 nurses working in different units in a public hospital between September 2016 and January 2017. A descriptive information form and the Handover Evaluation Scale were used to collect data. First, language validity and content validity were determined regarding the adaptation of the scale. Results As a result of the adaptation process, it was determined that the scale's structure, which consisted of 10 items and two factors explaining 68.96% of the total variance, was valid and reliable for the Turkish nursing sample. A Kaiser‐Meyer‐Olkin test and Bartlett's test of sphericity indicated that the sample met the criteria required for factor analysis. The reliability coefficient for the overall scale was 0.92. The test‐retest reliability results were 0.87 for the overall intraclass correlation coefficient, and the t‐test result was P > .05. Conclusion This adaptation study revealed that the scale is a valid and reliable tool for evaluation of the handover of Turkish nurses.