Emergency Medical Technician Professional Competence Perception Scale: Validity and Reliability Study
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The objective of this study was to develop a reliable and valid instrument to assess the professional competence of emergency medical technicians.
This methodological and descriptive research engaged a sample of 820 students in their final year of Health Services Vocational School during the 2021-2022 academic year. The data collection period spanned from April to July 2022. The tools utilized for data collection included a Demographic Information Form, the Emergency Medical Technician Professional Competence Perception Scale (EMT-PCPS), and the Self-Efficacy-Competence Scale. Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS 26.0 and AMOS 24.0 software packages.
In order to establish the psychometric properties of the instrument, Exploratory Factor Analysis revealed a construct composed of 66 items and 4 sub-dimensions, accounting for 70.45% of the total variance. The outcomes from Confirmatory Factor Analysis indicated that the model with 65 items and 4 factors was suitable (RMSEA=.05; χ2/df=1.99). The item-total test correlation values were above .30, and the Cronbach alpha coefficient was .97, indicating high internal consistency. Furthermore, the correlation values between the test-retest scores exhibited moderate to high levels of agreement (p<.01). The results of this study suggest that the Emergency Medical Technicians’ Perception of Professional Competence Scale (EMT-PCPS) is a valid and reliable measurement tool for evaluating the professional competence perception among emergency medical technicians who are prospective professionals in their field.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Emergency medical technician, Professional competence perception, Scale development, Paramedic
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