Development and psychometric evaluation of the moral competence scale for home care nurses in japan

Kiyomi Asahara; Wakanako Ono; Maasa Kobayashi; Junko Omori; Hiromi Todome

doi:10.1891/1061-3749.21.1.43

Development and psychometric evaluation of the moral competence scale for home care nurses in japan

Kiyomi Asahara, Wakanako Ono, Maasa Kobayashi, Junko Omori, Hiromi Todome

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Moral Competence Scale for Home Care Nurses (MCSHCN). Methods: A self-administered questionnaire that included the preliminary MCSHCN (90 items) was distributed to home care nurses (HCNs) in Japan. Usable data (from 1,961 questionnaires) were analyzed. Results: Item and exploratory factor analysis for the MCSHCN revealed 45 items that loaded on 5 factors. This 5-factor model showed reasonable fit to the data by confirmatory factor analysis (root mean square error of approximation [RMSEA] 5 0.070). Thus, the model closely corresponded to the theoretical components of moral competence. Cronbach's alpha ranged from .78 to .93. Conclusions: The construct validity and internal consistency reliability were supported. Further research is needed to refine this scale to increase the generalizability.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	43-54
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of Nursing Measurement
Volume	21
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1891/1061-3749.21.1.43
Publication status	Published - 2013

Keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis
Home care nurse
Instrument development
Moral competence

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