The scale on community care perceptions (scope) for nursing students: A development and psychometric validation study

The aim of this study was to develop a valid instrument to measure student nurses' perceptions of community care (SCOPE). DeVellis' staged model for instrument development and validation was used. Scale construction of SCOPE was based on existing literature. Evaluation of its psychometric properties included exploratory factor analysis and reliability analysis. After pilot-testing, 1062 bachelor nursing students from six institutions in the Netherlands (response rate 81%) took part in the study.
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Original research Source Type: research