Journal of Korean Clinical Nursing Research (임상간호연구)

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Development of a Scale for Measuring Nurses' Stress

간호사의 스트레스 측정도구 개발

  • Kang, Younhee (College of Nursing.Graduate Program in System Health Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Lee, Kyungmi (Department of Nursing, Baekseok University) ;
  • Hur, Yujin (Department of Nursing, Dongguk University)
  • 강윤희 (이화여자대학교 간호대학.대학원 시스템헬스융합전공) ;
  • 이경미 (백석대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 허유진 (동국대학교 간호학과)
  • Received : 2024.01.02
  • Accepted : 2024.02.27
  • Published : 2024.04.30
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Abstract

Purpose: This study developed a scale of nurses' stress and examined the validity and reliability of the scale. Methods: The scale was developed according to DeVellis' scale development procedure. Based on the Nursing Work Environment Stress model and the results of focus group interviews, 43 preliminary items were generated. A survey was conducted with 208 clinical nurses to test the psychometric properties of the scale. Both exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were employed to figure out and confirm the scale's theoretical structure statistically. In addition, content, convergent, and discriminative validity were evaluated and Cronbach's α was calculated to test internal reliability. Results: The final scale consisted of 19 items and verified four-factor structures. The structure of the scale was confirmed using confirmatory factor analysis, and it showed moderate correlations with the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory and Korean Nurses Occupational Stress Scale. Cronbach's α was .87. Conclusion: A scale of nurses' stress to nursing work was developed to embrace a wide range of nurses' psychological responses to nursing work based on the theoretical model.

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이 논문은 대한민국 교육부와 한국연구재단의 지원을 받아 수행된 연구임(NRF-2021R1A2C2006359).

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