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Jiale Hu1,2, Wendy Gifford2,3, Hong Ruan4,5
1Department of Nurse Anesthesia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
Nursing Open
|May 7, 2021
Summary
The Chinese Implementation Leadership Scale is a valid and reliable tool for measuring strategic leadership in nursing. This research confirms its effectiveness for implementing evidence-based practices in China.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Research
- Healthcare Management
- Psychometrics
Background:
- Effective leadership is crucial for implementing evidence-based practices in healthcare.
- The Implementation Leadership Scale (ILS) is a key tool for assessing leadership behaviors.
- Adapting and validating the ILS for the Chinese nursing context is essential.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the validity, reliability, and acceptability of the Implementation Leadership Scale (ILS) in the Chinese nursing setting.
- To determine if the ILS is a suitable instrument for measuring strategic leadership for evidence-based practice implementation in China.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional study was conducted with 234 nurses from 35 clinical units in a Chinese tertiary hospital.
- Data were collected between December 2017 and June 2018.
- Psychometric properties including content validity, structural validity, convergent validity, internal consistency, and acceptability were assessed.
Main Results:
- Confirmatory factor analysis supported a four-factor structure for the ILS, indicating good model fit.
- Psychometric testing demonstrated good convergent validity, high internal consistency (reliability), and acceptable aggregation.
- The scale was found to be pragmatic, with most participants completing it quickly and finding the questions relevant and clear.
Conclusions:
- The Chinese version of the Implementation Leadership Scale is a valid and reliable instrument.
- The scale is a pragmatic tool for assessing strategic leadership in the implementation of evidence-based practices within Chinese nursing.
- This validated scale can support efforts to improve healthcare quality through evidence-based practice adoption.
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