Development and psychometric evaluation of a scale for assessing science popularization competency in traditional Chinese medicine
10.3760/cma.j.cn115682-20250407-01748
- VernacularTitle:中医药科普能力测评量表的编制及信效度检验
- Author:
Yuanyuan GONG
1
;
Qiong LI
;
Xiaocheng DUAN
Author Information
1. 常德职业技术学院护理系，常德 415000
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Traditional Chinese medicine;
Science popularization competency;
Scale;
Reliability;
Validity
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2025;31(34):4707-4713
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To develop a scale for assessing science popularization competency in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and to evaluate its reliability and validity.Methods:Based on Lasswell's "5W" communication theory, the scale was constructed through literature review, expert consultation, and a pilot survey. Using convenient sampling, 450 TCM-related professionals were selected from two ClassⅢ Grade ATCM hospitals and their affiliated medical alliance community health institutions in Hunan Province. A total of 450 questionnaires were distributed and 446 valid responses were collected (valid response rate: 99.11%). Of these, 222 questionnaires were used for item analysis, reliability testing, and exploratory factor analysis (EFA) ; the remaining 224 were used for confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) .Results:The final TCM Science Popularization Competency Scale comprised 26 items under 6 dimensions: namely popular science cognition; science content creation ability; communication ability; professional values and personality traits; quality of science communication products; evaluation and feedback of communication effectiveness. EFA extracted six common factors, explaining 86.85% of total variance, with all item factor loadings > 0.500. The overall Cronbach's α coefficient for the scale was 0.972, with subscale values all > 0.800. Split-half reliability was 0.948. CFA showed good model fit across indices, indicating high reliability and validity.Conclusions:The TCM Science Popularization Competency Scale demonstrates good psychometric properties and can be used to assess the science popularization competency of TCM professionals. It offers a scientific tool to support the dissemination of TCM knowledge and contribute to the goals of the Healthy China initiative.
