TY - GEN
T1 - Psychometric properties of the self-assessment of nursing informatics competencies scale
AU - Yoon, Sunmoo
AU - Yen, Po Yin
AU - Bakken, Suzanne
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - The objective of this study was to examine the factor structure, internal consistency reliability, and responsiveness of the Self-Assessment of Nursing Informatics Competencies Scale (SANICS). Combined BS/MS nursing students (N=336) completed the 93-item scale, which was based upon published and locally-developed nursing informatics competency statements. Exploratory principal component analysis with oblique promax rotation extracted five factors comprising 30 items that explained 63.7% of the variance: clinical informatics role (α = .91), basic computer knowledge and skills (α = .94), applied computer skills: clinical informatics (α = .89), nursing informatics attitudes (α = .94), and wireless device skills (α = .90). Scale responsiveness was supported by significantly higher factor scores following an informatics course. This study provided preliminary evidence for the factor structure, internal consistency reliability and responsiveness of the 30-item SANICS. Further testing other samples is recommended.
AB - The objective of this study was to examine the factor structure, internal consistency reliability, and responsiveness of the Self-Assessment of Nursing Informatics Competencies Scale (SANICS). Combined BS/MS nursing students (N=336) completed the 93-item scale, which was based upon published and locally-developed nursing informatics competency statements. Exploratory principal component analysis with oblique promax rotation extracted five factors comprising 30 items that explained 63.7% of the variance: clinical informatics role (α = .91), basic computer knowledge and skills (α = .94), applied computer skills: clinical informatics (α = .89), nursing informatics attitudes (α = .94), and wireless device skills (α = .90). Scale responsiveness was supported by significantly higher factor scores following an informatics course. This study provided preliminary evidence for the factor structure, internal consistency reliability and responsiveness of the 30-item SANICS. Further testing other samples is recommended.
KW - Computer literacy
KW - Measurement scale
KW - Nursing informatics competency
KW - Nursing student
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=70349572284&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3233/978-1-60750-024-7-546
DO - 10.3233/978-1-60750-024-7-546
M3 - Conference contribution
C2 - 19592902
AN - SCOPUS:70349572284
SN - 9781607500247
T3 - Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
SP - 546
EP - 550
BT - Connecting Health and Humans - Proceedings of NI2009
PB - IOS Press
T2 - 10th International Congress on Nursing Informatics: Connecting Health and Humans, NI2009
Y2 - 28 June 2009 through 1 July 2009
ER -