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Development and Validation of the Nurse Technostress Questionnaire
Melissa Foster1, Rebecca Keele2
1College of Nursing, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX, USA mthomas@twu.edu mthomas9987@yahoo.com.
Journal of Nursing Measurement
|March 28, 2026
Summary
A new Nurse Technostress Questionnaire (NTQ) was developed to measure technostress in nurses. This valid and reliable tool identifies specific stressors, aiding in stress reduction strategies for improved well-being and performance.
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Health Informatics
- Occupational Health
Background:
- Technostress, a physiological response to technology, affects nurses' well-being and performance.
- No existing instrument specifically measures technostress in the nursing profession.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and validate a reliable instrument to measure technostress in nurses.
- To provide a tool for identifying specific technostressors faced by nurses.
Main Methods:
- Methodological design and psychometric testing of the Nurse Technostress Questionnaire (NTQ).
- Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) were employed.
- Reliability was assessed using Cronbach's alpha.
Main Results:
- EFA identified five factors, explaining 45% of the variance.
- CFA confirmed acceptable goodness-of-fit indices for the NTQ.
- The NTQ demonstrated excellent internal consistency (α = .93), with subscales exceeding α = .84.
Conclusions:
- The Nurse Technostress Questionnaire (NTQ) is a valid and reliable measure.
- The NTQ facilitates the identification of technostressors in nursing.
- The tool supports the development of preventive strategies for nurse stress reduction.
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