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Cross‐cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the Turkish version of the Self‐Efficacy for Preventing Falls‐Nurse
Author(s) -
Baris Veysel Karani,
Seren Intepeler Seyda
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of nursing management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2834
pISSN - 0966-0429
DOI - 10.1111/jonm.12878
Subject(s) - self efficacy , confirmatory factor analysis , exploratory factor analysis , turkish , scale (ratio) , nursing , construct validity , reliability (semiconductor) , psychology , psychological intervention , clinical psychology , cronbach's alpha , medicine , public hospital , psychometrics , structural equation modeling , social psychology , linguistics , statistics , philosophy , physics , mathematics , power (physics) , quantum mechanics
Aim The aim of this study was to test the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Self‐Efficacy for Preventing Falls‐Nurse. Background Patient falls have negative effects on patients and health care services. Nurses' self‐efficacy for preventing falls can affect their performance in interventions to prevent falls. Methods The sample of this methodological study included 326 nurses who work at a university, a training and a public hospital in Turkey. The construct validity of the scale was assessed using the exploratory factor analysis, the confirmatory factor analysis and the known‐group technique. The reliability of the scale was assessed through internal consistency approaches and test–retest reliability. Results Two factors were extracted through the exploratory factor analysis, and the factors explained 68.69% of total variance. The confirmatory factor analysis showed a significantly good fit for a two‐factor structure. Satisfactory evidence was found for test–retest reliability and internal consistency reliability. Conclusion The Turkish version of the Self‐Efficacy for Preventing Falls‐Nurse is a reliable and valid scale for assessing nurses' self‐efficacy for preventing falls. Implications for Nursing Management Nurse managers can assess nurses' self‐efficacy for preventing falls by using the Turkish version of the Self‐Efficacy for Preventing Falls‐Nurse. Moreover, they can identify where to focus on improving nurses' self‐efficacy by analysing scores of subscales and items.