Abstract
AIM
This paper describes the development and testing of the Self-Efficacy in Clinical Performance (SECP) instrument for nursing students.
BACKGROUND
Accurate measurement of self-efficacy can be used to predict nursing students' clinical performance. The literature review indicated there is no existing self-efficacy in clinical performance instrument for Iranian nursing students.
METHODS
To clarify the concept of self-efficacy in clinical performance, 28 semi-structured interviews and three focus groups were conducted. A self-efficacy framework with well-developed theoretical constructs was formed. A review of literature and content analysis of the interview transcripts identified subscales and items to be included in the instrument. Then, a methodological design was used. The SECP was developed into 69 Likert-format items, which were evaluated by 20 nursing experts in the form of content validity index. The scale's validity and reliability were tested in a randomized sample of 207 final year nursing students.
FINDINGS
The final scale consists of four dimensions with 37 items. The overall scale internal reliability had alpha = 0.96; the dimensions Cronbach's alpha ranged from 0.90 to 0.92. Test-retest reliability with a 2-week time interval was: r = 0.94. In addition, concurrent validity was obtained (r = 0.73, P = 0.01).
CONCLUSIONS
The SECP has demonstrated evidence of content validity, construct validity, concurrent validity, internal consistency reliability and stability. Statistical analysis provided an objective tool for assessing nursing students' self-efficacy in clinical performance. It may have been fruitful to further test the instrument with students from other years of their education.
TY - JOUR
T1 - Developing a valid and reliable Self-Efficacy in Clinical Performance scale.
AU - Cheraghi,F,
AU - Hassani,P,
AU - Yaghmaei,F,
AU - Alavi-Majed,H,
PY - 2009/8/4/entrez
PY - 2009/8/4/pubmed
PY - 2009/10/16/medline
SP - 214
EP - 21
JF - International nursing review
JO - Int Nurs Rev
VL - 56
IS - 2
N2 - AIM: This paper describes the development and testing of the Self-Efficacy in Clinical Performance (SECP) instrument for nursing students. BACKGROUND: Accurate measurement of self-efficacy can be used to predict nursing students' clinical performance. The literature review indicated there is no existing self-efficacy in clinical performance instrument for Iranian nursing students. METHODS: To clarify the concept of self-efficacy in clinical performance, 28 semi-structured interviews and three focus groups were conducted. A self-efficacy framework with well-developed theoretical constructs was formed. A review of literature and content analysis of the interview transcripts identified subscales and items to be included in the instrument. Then, a methodological design was used. The SECP was developed into 69 Likert-format items, which were evaluated by 20 nursing experts in the form of content validity index. The scale's validity and reliability were tested in a randomized sample of 207 final year nursing students. FINDINGS: The final scale consists of four dimensions with 37 items. The overall scale internal reliability had alpha = 0.96; the dimensions Cronbach's alpha ranged from 0.90 to 0.92. Test-retest reliability with a 2-week time interval was: r = 0.94. In addition, concurrent validity was obtained (r = 0.73, P = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: The SECP has demonstrated evidence of content validity, construct validity, concurrent validity, internal consistency reliability and stability. Statistical analysis provided an objective tool for assessing nursing students' self-efficacy in clinical performance. It may have been fruitful to further test the instrument with students from other years of their education.
SN - 1466-7657
UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/19646171/Developing_a_valid_and_reliable_Self_Efficacy_in_Clinical_Performance_scale_
DB - PRIME
DP - Unbound Medicine
ER -
