Validity and Reliability of Turkish Version of the Pretest Intensive Care Nurses’ Discharge Planning Perceptions Scale

Aim: The purpose of this methodological study was to assess the validity and reliability of Turkish version of the Intensive Care Nurses Perceptions of Discharge Planning Scale.

Method: The adaptation of the scale to Turkish language was performed via back-translation, content validity was examined by refer to experts, reliability was examined with test-retest reliability and internal consistency, validity was examined with criterion - related validity. The population of the study consisted of nurses who accept to participation of study at private, state and university hospital. Test-retest reliability was examined with 33 nurses; internal consistency and concurrent validity were examined with 332 nurses.

Results: The test-retest reliability for the Intensive Care Nurses’ Discharge Planning Perceptions Scale was measured with an interval of 4 weeks. Between the two measurement points were found positive connection very strong and statistically significant relationship at very high levels (p <0.001). For internal consistency, Scale’s item total correlation was 0.31 -0.62 and Cronbach’s Alpha was 0.70.

Conclusion: The findings concern in the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Pretest for Intensive Care Nurses’ Discaherge Planning Perceptions Scale indicates tahat this instrument can be used in the studies that will be conducted in Turkey