Reflective Capacity in Nurses in Specialist Education: Swedish Translation and Psychometric Evaluation of the Reflective Capacity Scale of the Reflective Practice Questionnaire

Overview

Journal Nurs Open

Specialty Nursing

Date 2021 Feb 11

PMID 33570291

Citations 5

Authors

Silje Gustafsson

Asa Engstrom

Britt-Marie Lindgren

Sebastian Gabrielsson

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Abstract

Aim: This study aimed to test the validity and reliability of the Swedish version of the Reflective Capacity Scale of the Reflective Practice Questionnaire in a nursing context.

Design: Non-experimental and cross-sectional.

Methods: The instrument was translated from English to Swedish using a translation and back-translation procedure. Data for the validity and reliability analysis were collected from Registered Nurses in specialist education (n = 156) at two Swedish universities.

Results: The Swedish version of the Reflective Capacity Scale of the Reflective Practice Questionnaire is a valid and reliable instrument that assesses the reflective capacity of healthcare practitioners. Our findings suggest a unidimensional structure of the instrument, excellent internal consistency and good reliability.

Conclusion: The Swedish version of the Reflective Capacity Scale of the Reflective Practice Questionnaire has a degree of reliability and validity that is satisfactory, indicating that the instrument can be used as an assessment of reflective capacity in nurses.

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