The development and psychometric testing of a Disaster Response Self-Efficacy Scale among undergraduate nursing students. (December 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Li, Hong-Yan; Bi, Rui-Xue; Zhong, Qing-Ling
• Is Part Of: Nurse education today. Volume 59(2017)
• Page Start: 16
• Page End: 20
• Publication Date: 2017-12
• Subjects: Disasters response -- Measure -- Self-efficacy -- Nurse student -- Competency; Nursing -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; Education, Nursing -- Periodicals; Soins infirmiers -- Étude et enseignement -- Périodiques; Nursing -- Study and teaching; Periodicals; 610.7307
• DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2017.07.009
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0260-6917

Abstract

Abstract: Background: Disaster nurse education has received increasing importance in China. Knowing the abilities of disaster response in undergraduate nursing students is beneficial to promote teaching and learning. However, there are few valid and reliable tools that measure the abilities of disaster response in undergraduate nursing students. Objectives: To develop a self-report scale of self-efficacy in disaster response for Chinese undergraduate nursing students and test its psychometric properties. Participants and Settings: Nursing students ( N = 318) from two medical colleges were chosen by purposive sampling. Methods: The Disaster Response Self-Efficacy Scale (DRSES) was developed and psychometrically tested. Reliability and content validity were studied. Construct validity was tested by exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Reliability was tested by internal consistency and test-retest reliability. Results: The DRSES consisted of 3 factors and 19 items with a 5-point rating. The content validity was 0.91, Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.912, and the intraclass correlation coefficient for test-retest reliability was 0.953. The construct validity was good (χ 2 /df = 2.440, RMSEA = 0.068, NFI = 0.907, CFI = 0.942, IFI = 0.430, p < 0.001). Conclusions: The newly developed DRSES has proven good reliability and validity. It could therefore be used as an assessment tool to evaluate self-efficacy in disaster response for Chinese undergraduate nursing students. Highlights: Self-efficacy in disaster response is important for aspiring nurses. No instruments exist that measure this self-efficacy in undergraduate nursing students. A tool to measure self-efficacy in disaster response among students was developed. Content and construct validity as well as reliability of the scale were good. The scale could evaluate the effect of disaster response education among nursing students.