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Reflective capacity in nurses in specialist education: Swedish translation and psychometric evaluation of the
Silje Gustafsson1, Åsa Engström1, Britt-Marie Lindgren2
1Department of Health Sciences, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden.
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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