Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the Turkish version of the Self-Efficacy for Preventing Falls-Nurse

Aim: The aim of this study was to test the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Self-Efficacy for Preventing Falls-Nurse.

Background: Patient falls have negative effects on patients and health care services. Nurses' self-efficacy for preventing falls can affect their performance in interventions to prevent falls.

Methods: The sample of this methodological study included 326 nurses who work at a university, a training and a public hospital in Turkey. The construct validity of the scale was assessed using the exploratory factor analysis, the confirmatory factor analysis and the known-group technique. The reliability of the scale was assessed through internal consistency approaches and test-retest reliability.

Results: Two factors were extracted through the exploratory factor analysis, and the factors explained 68.69% of total variance. The confirmatory factor analysis showed a significantly good fit for a two-factor structure. Satisfactory evidence was found for test-retest reliability and internal consistency reliability.

Conclusion: The Turkish version of the Self-Efficacy for Preventing Falls-Nurse is a reliable and valid scale for assessing nurses' self-efficacy for preventing falls.

Implications for nursing management: Nurse managers can assess nurses' self-efficacy for preventing falls by using the Turkish version of the Self-Efficacy for Preventing Falls-Nurse. Moreover, they can identify where to focus on improving nurses' self-efficacy by analysing scores of subscales and items.