Development and psychometric validation of an educational support assessment scale for novice home healthcare nurses.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Educational support quality is an essential factor in determining the education of novice home healthcare nurses. This study developed a scale to assess the educational support provided by home healthcare agencies among novice home healthcare nurses.

Methods

Hypothetical components were derived from a literature review, including experiential learning theory. Expert panels evaluated the initial scale items, and the scale was tested with 3000 agencies from April to June 2022. A total of 627 valid responses were analyzed.

Results

Exploratory factor analysis produced a four-subscale structure consisting of 34 items that supported the hypothesized components. Cronbach's alphas ranged 0.889 to 0.961, and the intraclass correlation coefficients ranged 0.703 to 0.

SUBMITTER: Mori Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10171149 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature