Verification of Reliability and Validity in Developing the Japanese Version of the Nursing Profession Self-Efficacy Scale (NPSS)

Abstract

Purpose: To verify reliability and validity in developing the Japanese version of the nursing profession self-efficacy scale (NPSS).

Method: The translation scale was developed in accordance with the translation scale guidelines by the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research task force. The scale by Caruso et al. (2016) was used as an original version. The subjects were nurses working in general hospitals. An anonymous self-administered questionnaire was sent to them by mail.

Results: Internal consistency with Cronbach’s α = was .925, item-total correlation coefficient r = .413 – .734, retest method r > .812, and KMO measure .94. Model fit included CFI = .865 and RMSEA = .069.

Conclusion: Results suggested that this scale is reliable and valid.