Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric testing of the Evidence-Based Practice Mentoring Scale in Chinese nurses.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Mentoring has been identified as a promising strategy for implementing and sustaining evidence-based practice (EBP) in healthcare organisation. However, no appropriate tools were specifically developed or cross-culturally adapted into Chinese context to assess nurse's perceived EBP mentoring, impeding comprehensive evaluation of the effects of mentoring intervention studies. This study aimed to cross-cultural adapt the Evidence-Based Practice Mentoring (EBPM) scale into Mainland China and evaluate its psychometric properties, including validity and reliability.

Design

A comprehensive translation and adaptation process was adopted to achieve the Chinese version of the EBPM (C-EBPM) scale. It consists of four steps: (1) trilateral translation procedure, (2) cognitiv

SUBMITTER: Wang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12927362 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature