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Validity and Reliability of Korean Version of the Spiritual Care Competence Scale

한국판 영적간호역량 측정도구의 타당도와 신뢰도

  • Chung, Mi Ja (Department of Nursing, Gwangyang Health Sciences University) ;
  • Park, Youngrye (Department of Nursing, Kunsan National University) ;
  • Eun, Young (College of Nursing.Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University)
  • 정미자 (광양보건대학교 간호과) ;
  • 박영례 (국립군산대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 은영 (경상대학교 간호대학.건강과학연구원)
  • Received : 2016.06.01
  • Accepted : 2016.11.08
  • Published : 2016.12.31
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Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the validity and reliability of the Korean Version of the Spiritual Care Competence Scale (K-SCCS). Methods: A cross-sectional study design was used. The K-SCCS consisted of 26 questions to measure spiritual care competence of nurses. Participants, 228 nurses who had more than 3 years'experience as a nurse, completed the survey. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to examine the construct validity and correlations of K-SCCS and spiritual well-being (SWB) were used to examine the criterion validity of K-SCCS. Cronbach's alpha was used to test internal consistency. Results: The construct and the criterion-related validity of K-SCCS were supported as measures of spiritual care competence. Cronbach's alpha was .95. Factor loadings of the 26 questions ranged from .60 to .96. Construct validity of K-SCCS was verified by confirmatory factor analysis (RMSEA=.08, CFI=.90, NFI=.85). Criterion validity compared to the SWB showed significant correlation (r=.44, p<.001). Conclusion: The findings suggest that K-SCCS serves as an appropriate measure of spiritual care competence with validity and reliability. However, further study is needed to retest the verification of the factor analysis related to factor 2 (professionalisation and improving the quality of spiritual care) and factor 3 (personal support and patient counseling). Therefore, we recommend using the total score without distinguishing subscales.

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