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Nurses' Moral Courage Scale: Adaptation, Validity and Reliability Study
Abstract
Aim: This study’s aim was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Nurses’ Moral Courage Scale.
Materials and Methods: This was a methodological study. The study sample consisted of 250 nurses. Data were collected by using a socio-demographic characteristics form and the Nurses’ Moral Courage Scale (NMCS). Turkish translation and content validity studies were conducted for scale validity, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to ensure construct validity and invalidity analysis, and Cronbach's α coefficient was used to evaluate internal consistency in reliability analysis.
Results: The mean age of the participants was 29.02±4.76 years and 67.6% were women. The Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin was 0.934, for which the Bartlett’s test of sphericity was significant (chi-square=3639.923. p=0.001). These values were evaluated as the sample size was sufficient and the data set was suitable for factor analysis. Some indices were used to examine the fit of the model of the Moral Courage Scale of Nurses. The chi-square/degrees of freedom, Groningen Frailty Indicator, Adjusted Composite Financial Index, Composite Financial Index, root mean square error of approximation, and standardized root mean square residual were 4.10, 0.98, 0.98, 1.00, 0.11, and 0.06, respectively. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis showed a good model fit. The total scale had a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.952.
Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that the Turkish version of the Nurses’Moral Courage Scale is a valid and reliable scale. However, further studies are needed to refine its psychometric properties.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Health Care Administration
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
May 10, 2023
Submission Date
July 8, 2022
Acceptance Date
April 11, 2023
Published in Issue
Year 2023 Volume: 13 Number: 2
APA
Ayaz, E., & Akkuş, Y. (2023). Nurses’ Moral Courage Scale: Adaptation, Validity and Reliability Study. Value in Health Sciences, 13(2), 238-244. https://doi.org/10.33631/sabd.1142622
AMA
1.Ayaz E, Akkuş Y. Nurses’ Moral Courage Scale: Adaptation, Validity and Reliability Study. VHS. 2023;13(2):238-244. doi:10.33631/sabd.1142622
Chicago
Ayaz, Ebru, and Yeliz Akkuş. 2023. “Nurses’ Moral Courage Scale: Adaptation, Validity and Reliability Study”. Value in Health Sciences 13 (2): 238-44. https://doi.org/10.33631/sabd.1142622.
EndNote
Ayaz E, Akkuş Y (May 1, 2023) Nurses’ Moral Courage Scale: Adaptation, Validity and Reliability Study. Value in Health Sciences 13 2 238–244.
IEEE
[1]E. Ayaz and Y. Akkuş, “Nurses’ Moral Courage Scale: Adaptation, Validity and Reliability Study”, VHS, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 238–244, May 2023, doi: 10.33631/sabd.1142622.
ISNAD
Ayaz, Ebru - Akkuş, Yeliz. “Nurses’ Moral Courage Scale: Adaptation, Validity and Reliability Study”. Value in Health Sciences 13/2 (May 1, 2023): 238-244. https://doi.org/10.33631/sabd.1142622.
JAMA
1.Ayaz E, Akkuş Y. Nurses’ Moral Courage Scale: Adaptation, Validity and Reliability Study. VHS. 2023;13:238–244.
MLA
Ayaz, Ebru, and Yeliz Akkuş. “Nurses’ Moral Courage Scale: Adaptation, Validity and Reliability Study”. Value in Health Sciences, vol. 13, no. 2, May 2023, pp. 238-44, doi:10.33631/sabd.1142622.
Vancouver
1.Ebru Ayaz, Yeliz Akkuş. Nurses’ Moral Courage Scale: Adaptation, Validity and Reliability Study. VHS. 2023 May 1;13(2):238-44. doi:10.33631/sabd.1142622
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