VALIDATION FOR THE PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE OF THE SIMULATION DESIGN SCALE

Rodrigo Guimarães Dos Santos Almeida,José Carlos Amado Martins,Laís Fumincelli,Isabel Amélia Costa Mendes,Alessandra Mazzo,Cesar Eduardo Pedersoli

doi:10.1590/0104-0707201500004570014

Abstract

ABSTRACT Considering the lack of tools to assess the results associated with the use of simulation as a teaching strategy, this study aimed to translate and validate to the Portuguese language the Simulation Design Scale (Student Version). A methodological study of instrument translation and validation was undertaken. After accomplishing all steps of the translation process, the validation process took place in the context of an event on critical patient care. In total, 103 registered nurses participated in the study. The validity and reliability of the scale, the pattern of correlation between variables, the sampling adequacy test and the sphericity test showed satisfactory results. As there is no connection among the groupings established in the exploratory factor analysis, it was decided to follow the division established in the original version. The scale was named Escala do Design da Simulação [in Portuguese]. It is concluded that the scale has good psychometric properties and an appropriate potential, although further research is needed for their consolidation.

Highlights

As a result of the advent of technology, nursing teaching has undergone several transformations to attend to the needs of an increasingly modern and globalized society
Its practice is expanding; the aim in this study was the validation for the Portuguese language of the Simulation Design Scale (Student Version), which was called Escala do Design da Simulação
When the exploratory factorial analysis with varimax rotation was applied, the items grouped in a very unexpected manner; as there was no logical explanation for this grouping, the choice was made to follow the findings of the original version

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Introduction

As a result of the advent of technology, nursing teaching has undergone several transformations to attend to the needs of an increasingly modern and globalized society. In view of this scenario, educational institutions have restructured their education practices, aiming to promote the education of more competent professionals who are committed to the health of the population, endowed with critical thinking and the skills needed to perform the nursing profession.[1,2]. A scenario can be considered wellelaborated and realistic when it allows the subjects physical assessment, training of technical skills and critical thinking about the nurses’ role in the simulated situation.[5,6,7]

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