Validity and reliability of the English version of the Student Evidence-Based Practice Questionnaire among Arabic-speaking undergraduate students at health sciences colleges: A cross-sectional study

Youssef, N (通讯作者),Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman Univ, Coll Nursing, Dept Med Surg Nursing, POB 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.
2022-11
Background: Evidence-based practice is vital for the provision of high-quality and safe healthcare. However, a rigorous, standardised, and unified evidence-based practice measure that could be applied to Arabic-speaking undergraduate students did not exist prior to this study. Moreover, translating questionnaires requires considerable time and money.Objectives: Thus, this study aimed to investigate the psychometric properties of the Student Evidence-Based Practice Questionnaire (English version) among Arabic-speaking undergraduate students at health sciences colleges in Saudi Arabia.Design: A cross-sectional survey was adopted. Settings: The survey was conducted online over a six-month period. Participants: A convenience sample of 395 undergraduate nursing students was recruited from health sciences colleges at seven universities in Saudi Arabia.Methods: The students were requested to complete the survey, including the Student Evidence-Based Practice Questionnaire, as well as a background and academic data sheet. Construct validity, discriminant sensitivity, and internal reliability were evaluated.Results: An exploratory factor analysis was performed. The Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin test value was 0.901, which was higher than the acceptable value of 0.70, indicating the adequacy of the sample size. Bartlett's test of sphericity was significant (chi-square (df: 210) = 4768.818, p < .001), indicating significant correlations within the variables and matrix. Based on Kaiser's criterion with eigenvalues > 1, four factors were detected that explained 62.03 % of the variance. The exploratory factor analysis of the 21 items generated factor loadings from 0.64 to 0.87. The Student Evidence-Based Practice Questionnaire has discriminant validity. The Cronbach's alpha and split-half reliability were over 0.7, indicating that the questionnaire had good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.922). No evidence for floor or ceiling effects was observed.Conclusions: The English version of the Student Evidence-Based Practice Questionnaire has a satisfactory validity and reliability level and can be used among Arabic-speaking undergraduate students without the need to translate it into Arabic.
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卷号:118
ISSN:0260-6917|收录类别:SCIE
语种
英语
来源机构
Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University; Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University
资助信息
The authors express their thanks to the Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University Researchers Supporting Project (PNURSP2022R177) , Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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EISSN
1532-2793
出版年
2022-11
DOI
10.1016/j.nedt.2022.105525
学科领域
循证教育学
关键词
Arabic S-EBPQ Evidence -based practice Validation Nursing Health sciences
资助机构
Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University Researchers Supporting Project(Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University) Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia(Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University)
WOS学科分类
Education, Scientific Disciplines Nursing