Development of a Self-Assessment Scale on Knowledge Brokering to promote evidence-based practice among nurses

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K23178
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: 0908:Society medicine, nursing, and related fields
• Research Institution: Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University
• Principal Investigator: Akasaki Fumi 大阪医科薬科大学, 看護学部, 助教 (10880156)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-09-11 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: ナレッジブローカリング / 看護師 / Evidence-Based Practice

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to develop a reliable and validated Self-Assessment Scale on Knowledge Brokering for Nurses to promote EBP. First, the constructs of knowledge brokering were extracted through qualitative research to develop scale items, and the scale items were integrated and modified at an expert meeting. The content validity index of the draft scale was then examined. A questionnaire survey was administered to 1,174 nurses nationwide to examine the reliability and validity of the scale, and 32 items with five factors were extracted. The created scale could be used regardless of the situation in which it is used or the content of the evidence, and it was easy for the subjects to utilize the scale.

Free Research Field

看護教育学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

認定看護師、専門看護師、ナースプラクティショナーの資格を有する看護師および修士課程を修了した看護師を対象とした全国調査や、ナレッジブローカリングに関する研究は希少であり、今後のEBPに関する研究の基礎的資料となる。また、尺度の信頼性は、修正済み項目合計相関とCronbach’s α係数を求め（内的一貫性）、再テスト法を実施した（安定性）。妥当性は探索的因子分析と確認的因子分析を行い（構成概念妥当性）、外的基準との相関を確認した（基準関連妥当性）。信頼性と妥当性を有するナレッジブローカリングの尺度を開発したことにより、看護師の内省が促され、EBPに関連する能力の向上につながることが期待される。