Content Validation of the Arabic Translation of the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index-Revised

Abstract

Background and PurposeThere is no reliable and valid version of the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index-Revised (PES-NWI-R) in Arabic. The purpose of this study was to describe the systematic instrument translation and validation of the PES-NWI-R.MethodsUsing the Content Validity Indexing-based approach, 32 expert nurses from four countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (Jordan, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates) participated in the validation of this translation.ResultsThe content validity index score of the overall scale was excellent (0.87 for the relevancy, and 0.95 for the quality of Arabic translation).ConclusionOur study supported the content validity of the Arabic version of the instrument which provided the first valid Arabic translation of the instrument.