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Adapting the Individualized Care Scale for cross-cultural comparison
Riitta Suhonen1, Agneta Berg, Ewa Idvall
1Health Care District of Forssa, Forssa/Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, Turku, Finland. suhonen.riitta@kolumbus.fi
Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences
|March 17, 2010
Summary
The Individualized Care Scale (ICS) was successfully translated and adapted for cross-cultural use, demonstrating good reliability and validity. This tool can facilitate comparative studies on individualized nursing care across different European cultures.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Research
- Health Services Research
- Cross-cultural Psychology
Background:
- Cross-cultural comparative studies are crucial for understanding variations in healthcare delivery.
- Assessing health workers' ability to provide individualized care requires reliable and valid instruments.
- Cultural perspectives significantly influence individualized nursing care.
Purpose of the Study:
- To translate and adapt the Individualized Care Scale (ICS) for international use.
- To evaluate the reliability and validity of the adapted ICS in a cross-cultural context.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional comparative study was conducted across 14 hospitals in 5 countries.
- The Individualized Care Scale (ICS) underwent systematic translation, adaptation, and pilot testing.
- Psychometric evaluation included reliability (Cronbach's alpha) and validity analyses (factor analysis).
Main Results:
- The adapted ICS demonstrated sensitivity, with acceptable reliability (Cronbach's alpha: 0.77-0.97) and inter-item correlations.
- High correlations between sub-scales and total scales supported construct validity.
- Principal components analysis showed explained variances from 58% to 79%, supporting the ICS's underlying construct.
Conclusions:
- The Individualized Care Scale (ICS) is a promising tool for evaluating individualized care in European cultures.
- International adaptation of instruments facilitates cross-cultural comparative research.
- Further validation of the ICS in diverse European and non-Western settings is recommended.
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