Psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the pediatric-friendly care assessment scale in the emergency department
Journal of Pediatric Nursing, cilt.90, ss.208-215, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 90
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.pedn.2026.06.006
- Dergi Adı: Journal of Pediatric Nursing
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Health Research Premium Collection (ProQuest)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.208-215
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Emergency department, Nurse, Pediatric-friendly care, Reliability, Validity
- Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Aim This study aimed to adapt and evaluate the validity and reliability of the Pediatric-Friendly Care Assessment Scale in the Emergency Department, which assesses nurses' perceptions of the importance of pediatric-friendly care. Method This methodological study was conducted with 301 nurses working in pediatric emergency departments. Linguistic adaptation was performed using forward-backward translation, and content validity was evaluated using the Davis technique. Construct validity was assessed through confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Reliability was examined using Cronbach's alpha, split-half method, and Spearman-Brown and Guttman coefficients. Additionally, item-total correlations and known-group comparisons were conducted. Results The mean age of the participants was 39.35 ± 5.80 years, and 82.1% were female. The scale-level content validity index was found to be 0.98 based on expert evaluations. CFA results showed that the model fit was acceptable (CMIN/DF = 2.485, RMSEA = 0.070, CFI = 0.88, IFI = 0.88, GFI = 0.83, NFI = 0.82, TLI = 0.86). The Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the total scale was 0.93, and the alpha values for the sub-dimensions ranged from 0.60 to 0.84. Item-total scale score correlations were between 0.25 and 0.79. Conclusion The findings indicate that the Turkish form of the scale is a valid and reliable tool for evaluating nurses' perceptions of the importance of pediatric-friendly care in pediatric emergency departments. Implications for practice The scale can be used to evaluate pediatric-friendly care practices in pediatric emergency departments and to guide training and quality improvement initiatives in this field.