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Reliability and Validity of the Korean Version of Nurses' Attitudes and Preparedness towards Delegation

Miyoung Kim1, Jinhwa Park2, Miran Choi3
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration 2016;22(1):11-21.
Published online: January 31, 2016

1Division of Nursing Science, College of Health Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Korea.

2Department of Nursing, College of Nursing, Catholic University of Daegu, Korea.

3Department of Nursing, Graduate School, Ewha Womans University, Korea.

Corresponding author: Kim, Miyoung. Division of Nursing Science, College of Health Sciences, Ewha Womans University, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu 03760, Seoul, Korea. Tel: +82-2-3277-6694, Fax: +82-2-3277-2850, mykim0808@ewha.ac.kr
• Received: October 12, 2015   • Revised: December 2, 2015   • Accepted: January 4, 2016

Copyright © 2016 Korean Academy of Nursing Administration

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  • Purpose
    The purpose of this study was to develop and test the validity and reliability of the Korean version of nurses' attitudes toward delegation and preparedness to delegate (APD).
  • Methods
    The Korean version of APD was developed through forward-backward translation methods. Internal consistency reliability, criterion validity, and construct validity using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis were conducted using IBM SPSS Statistics 19 and AMOS 20.0. Survey data were collected from 161 nurses working in 2 general hospitals.
  • Results
    The Korean version of APD showed Cronbach's alphas of .68 and .85. Factor loadings of the 8 attitude items on the 3 subscales ranged from .60 to .86 and the 15 preparedness items on the 4 subscales ranged from .47 to .90. The model of 3 subscales for the Korean nurses' attitude toward delegation and the model of 4 subscales for the Korean nurses' preparedness to delegate were both validated by confirmatory factor analysis(NC<3, CFI>.90, RMSEA<.10). Criterion validity compared to job satisfaction showed significant correlation.
  • Conclusion
    The findings of this study demonstrate that this modified Korean version of APD is applicable for measuring Korean nurses' attitude toward delegation and preparedness to delegate.
  • Key Words: Delegation; Measurement; Nurses
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Table 1

General Characteristics of Participants (N=161)

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Table 2

Result of Factor Analysis: Delegation of Attitudes and Preparedness (N=161)

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Table 3

Summary of Factor Models of Delegation

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df=degree of freedom; CFI=Comparative Fit Index; RMSEA=root mean square error of approximation; NFI=normal fit index; GFI=goodness of fit index; AGFI=adjusted goodness of fit index; TLI=Tucker-Lewis index; AIC=Akaike information criterion.

Table 4

Correlation between Job Satisfaction and Attitude and Preparedness for Delegation

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Table 5

Reliability Coefficients of Subscales for Attitude and Preparedness for Delegation

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