J Korean Acad Nurs.  2011 Jun;41(3):325-332. 10.4040/jkan.2011.41.3.325.

Construct Validity and Reliability of the Korean Version of the Practice Environment Scale of Nursing Work Index for Korean Nurses

• Cho E
• Choi M
• Kim EY
• Yoo IY
• Lee NJ

• KMID: 1015482
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2011.41.3.325

Abstract

PURPOSE
To develop and test the validity and reliability of the Korean version of PES-NWI measuring nursing work environments in hospitals.
METHODS
The Korean version of the PES-NWI was developed through forward-backward translation techniques, and revision based on feedback from focus groups. An internal consistency reliability and construct validity using confirmatory factor analysis were conducted using SPSS WIN (16.0) and AMOS (18.0). Survey data were collected from 733 nurses who worked in three acute care hospitals in Seoul, South Korea.
RESULTS
The Korean version of PES-NWI showed reliable internal consistency with a Cronbach's alpha for the total scale of .93. Factor loadings of the 29 items on the five subscales ranged from .28 to .85. The five subscales model was validated by confirmatory factor analysis (RMR<.05, CFI>.9).
CONCLUSION
The findings of this study demonstrate that the Korean version of PES-NWI has satisfactory construct validity and reliability to measure nursing work environments of hospitals in Korea.

Keyword

Professional practice; Reproducibility of results; Factor analysis; Statistical; Psychometrics

MeSH Terms

Adult
Female
Health Facility Environment
Humans
Male
Nursing Staff, Hospital/*psychology
Questionnaires
Reproducibility of Results
Republic of Korea
Translations
*Workplace

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