Abstract:

Objective To translate the Pressure Ulcer Management Self-Efficacy Scale for Nurses （PUM-SES） into Chinese,and to test the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the PUM-SES. Methods Brislin’s model was used to translate,back-translate,and culturally adjust the Chinese version of PUM-SES. Six experts were invited to conduct 2 rounds of content validity evaluation. A total of 1190 clinical nurses were recruited by convenient sampling from four tertiary hospitals in Henan province. Results The content validity index（CVI） of the PUM-SES was 0.967. The exploratory factor analysis（EFA） indicated four factors explaining 74.93% of the total variances,the structure is consistent with the original scale. The confirmatory factory analysis（CFA） indicated all measurements fit exceeded the recommended criteria：χ²/df=2.87,RMR=0.02,RMSEA=0.06,GFI=0.97,AGFI=0.95,TLI=0.93,IFI=0.91,CFI=0.97,PGFI=0.51. The Cronbach’s α of the PUM-SES was 0.948,and the test-retest reliability was 0.932 in this study. Conclusion The Chinese version of the PUM-SES was proved to be reliable and valid and can effectively assess the self-efficacy of nurses’ management of pressure ulcers in China.

Key words: Nurses, Self Efficacy, Pressure ulcers management, Reliability, Validity, Scale