Translation and validation of the Hungarian Version of the infection control standardized questionnaire: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To our knowledge, there is currently no psychometrically validated Hungarian scale to evaluate nurses' knowledge about infection prevention and control (IPC) practices. Thus, we aim in this study to assess the validity and reliability of the infection control standardized questionnaire Hungarian version (ICSQ-H).

Methods

A cross-sectional, multisite study was conducted among 591 nurses in Hungary. The original ICSQ included 25 questions. First, the questionnaire was translated into Hungarian. Then, content validity was assessed by a committee of four specialists. This was done by calculating the item content validity index and scale content validity index. Afterward, structural validity was evaluated in a two-step process using principal component analysis and con

SUBMITTER: Hammoud S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9436728 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature