Takiguchi C, Yatomi Y, Inoue T. Development of the Nurses' Care Coordination Competency Scale for mechanically ventilated patients in critical care settings in Japan: Part 2 Validation of the scale.
Intensive Crit Care Nurs 2017;
43:30-38. [PMID:
28911833 DOI:
10.1016/j.iccn.2017.08.001]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVES
To confirm the validity and reliability of the nurses' care coordination competency draft scale for mechanically ventilated patients in Japan.
DESIGN/METHOD
In this cross sectional observational study, a draft scale measuring care coordination was distributed to 2189 nurses from 73 intensive care units in Japan from February-March 2016. Based on the valid 887 responses, we examined construct validity including structural validity (exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis), convergent and discriminant validity and internal consistency reliability.
SETTINGS
73 Intensive care units.
RESULTS
Exploratory factor analyses yielded four factors with 22 items: 1) promoting team cohesion, 2) understanding care coordination needs, 3) aggregating and disseminating information, 4) devising and clearly articulating the care vision. The four-factor model was confirmed using a confirmatory factor analysis (confirmatory fit index=0.942, root mean square error of approximation=0.062). Scale scores positively correlated with team leadership and clearly identified and discriminated nurses' attributes. Cronbach's alpha coefficient for each subscale was between 0.812 and 0.890, and 0.947 for the total scale.
CONCLUSIONS
The Nurses' Care Coordination Competency Scale with four factors and 22 items had sufficient validity and reliability. The scale could make care coordination visible in nursing practice. Future research on the relationship between this scale and patient outcomes is needed.
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