Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Transcultural Self-efficacy Scale for Nurses.
10.4040/jkan.2016.46.2.293
- Author:
Won Oak OH
1
;
Eun Sook PARK
;
Min Hyun SUK
;
Yeo Jin IM
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Cultural diversity;
Cultural competence;
Self efficacy;
Reliability and validity;
Nurses
- MeSH:
Cultural Competency;
Cultural Diversity;
Data Collection;
Gyeonggi-do;
Hospitals, General;
Humans;
Korea;
Methods;
Psychometrics*;
Reproducibility of Results;
Self Efficacy;
Seoul
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
2016;46(2):293-304
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This methodological study was conducted to develop and psychometrically test the Transcultural Self-efficacy scale (TCSEscale) for nurses. METHODS: Initial 41 items for the TCSE-scale were generated based on extensive literature reviews and in-depth interviews with 18 nurses who had experience in caring for foreign patients. Cultural Competence and Confidence model was used as a conceptual framework. Content validity was evaluated by an expert panel. Psychometric testing was performed with a convenience sample of 242 nurses recruited from four general hospitals in the Seoul metropolitan area and Gyeonggi-do province of South Korea. To evaluate the reliability of TCSE-scale, a test-retest reliability and an internal consistency reliability were analyzed. Construct validity, concurrent validity, criterion validity, convergent validity and discriminative validity were used to evaluate the validity. RESULTS: The 25-item TCSE-scale was found to have three subscales-Cognitive, Practical, and Affective domain-explaining 91.5% of the total variance. TCSE-scale also demonstrated a concurrent validity with the Cultural Competence Scale. Criterion-related validity was supported by known-group comparison. Reliability analysis showed an acceptable-to-high Cronbach's alpha-.88 in total, and subscales ranged from .76 to .87. The ICC was .90, indicating that the TCSE-scale has internal consistency and stability of reliability. CONCLUSION: This preliminary evaluation of the psychometric scale properties demonstrated an acceptable validity and reliability. The TCSE-scale is able to contribute to building up empirical and evidence based on data collection regarding the transcultural self-efficacy of clinical nurses. We suggest further testing of the applicability of TCSE-scale in different settings and community contexts.
