2023 Volume 32 Issue 1 Pages 97-104
The living and interpersonal skills of nursing students have declined due, in part, to the spread of smartphone in modern life and changes in family structure. In nursing education, learning support is needed to encourage the acquisition of appropriate lifestyle habits and the improvement of interpersonal skills in parallel with nursing technology education. Therefore, it is necessary to grasp nursing students’ ability to live in society. The ability to live in society is assessed through activities and participation based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health.
The purpose of this study was to examine the validity and reliability of the Scale on Functioning in the Participation Aspect for Nursing Students. This scale measures an individual’s ability to be involved in life situations with a positive perspective. Two questionnaire surveys were conducted twice on 138 first-year nursing students. Each survey was carried out with a 1-week interval between the pretest and posttest in June and July of 2013. The contents of the questionnaire were background, such as age, and the Scale on Functioning in the Participation Aspect for Nursing Students. Reliability and internal consistency were measured by the test-retest method and split-half reliability method. Construct validity was measured by exploratory factor analysis.
The results confirmed the reliability and validity of the 19-item Scale on Functioning in the Participation Aspect for Nursing Students. The scale was useful for measuring the ability of nursing students to be involved in life situations in society.
