The Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Version of Individual Workload Perception Scale for Medical and Surgical Nurses

Abstract

Background and PurposeThis study is aimed to analyze the validity and reliability of the Individual Workload Perception Scale in Turkish (IWPSTR).MethodsExploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), reliability analysis, test–retest, and descriptive statistics were used to analyze data. The sample group of the study consisted of 569 medical and surgical clinic nurses working in hospitals.ResultsThe content validity index was .983. The factor loadings of the IWPSTR were between .359 and .875, the variance accounted for in this study was 62.86%. Cronbach’s alpha value was found to be .923 for the IWPSTR, and between .721 and .937 for its subscales. Test–retest reliability correlation was found .826.ConclusionsIt was concluded that the Turkish version of IWPSTR, which includes 29 items and 5 subscales, could also be applied to nurses in Turkey.