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The Compassion Competence Scale Arabic version: A validation study among student nurses and interns in Saudi Arabia
- Source :
- International journal of nursing practiceREFERENCES. 27(3)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Aim The aim of this study is to assess the validity and reliability of the Compassion Competence Scale Arabic version for Saudi nursing students and interns. Background Compassion is an essential element of quality health care in which training nursing students to deliver compassionate care is important. Assessment of compassion competence of Arabic-speaking nursing students requires a valid and reliable tool. Design This is a descriptive and cross-sectional study. Methods This investigation was conducted from April to May 2019 in two universities in Saudi Arabia involving nursing students and interns. Cultural adaptation was performed using a forward-backward translation method. Content validity and construct validity through exploratory factor analysis were established. Internal consistency, stability and reliability were also determined for the scale. Results The Arabic version has an excellent content validity. The exploratory factor analysis supported a three-factor solution that accounts for 50.62% of the scale's variance. The Cronbach's alpha of the scale was 0.806, whereas the Cronbach's alpha of the subscales ranged from 0.739 to 0.797. The intraclass correlation coefficient of the two-week test-retest scores was 0.84. The university, gender, year level and family type predicted the students' compassion competence. Conclusion The Arabic version can be used to measure Arabic-speaking nursing students' compassion competence in clinical areas.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Adolescent
Psychometrics
media_common.quotation_subject
education
Saudi Arabia
Validity
Compassion
03 medical and health sciences
Young Adult
0302 clinical medicine
Cronbach's alpha
Surveys and Questionnaires
Health care
Content validity
Humans
Translations
030212 general & internal medicine
Competence (human resources)
General Nursing
media_common
Medical education
030504 nursing
business.industry
Construct validity
Internship and Residency
Reproducibility of Results
Exploratory factor analysis
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Students, Nursing
Clinical Competence
Empathy
0305 other medical science
business
Psychology
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1440172X
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International journal of nursing practiceREFERENCES
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....fb82a762510752226048d1e5a3902047