Turkish validity and reliability of children's environmental health knowledge and skills questionnaires for nursing students.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A constantly changing and polluted environment can negatively affect children's health. Nursing education should enable the training of future nurses who are fully equipped to protect and improve children's health. In this respect, it is necessary to evaluate the knowledge and skills of nurse candidates. To examine the psychometric properties of the "Children's Environmental Health Knowledge (ChEHK-Q) and Skills (ChEHS-Q) Questionnaire" among Turkish-speaking nursing students.

Methods

This study employed a methodological method. An online survey was administered to 300 students in a nursing department in western Türkiye in 2021. Expert opinions were obtained for content and language validity. The validity of the scales was analysed via "Rasch measurement theory",

SUBMITTER: Gurgen Simsek H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11869414 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature