Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Self-Efficacy Scale / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To test the reliability and validity of Chinese version of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Self-Efficacy Scale.Methods The Chinese version of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Self-Efficacy Scale was developed based on strict principle of translation,back-translation,expert consultation and preliminary test.The reliability and validity were tested among 196 inflammatory bowel disease patients.Results The Chinese version of scale had a total of 29 items.The coefficient of Cronbach's α was 0.899～ 0.973,and the coefficient of the Guttman spit half was 0.825～0.917.Factor analysis indicated that the cumulative proportion of 4 principal components reached 78.1％.Conclusions The Chinese version of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Self-Efficacy Scale has been proved to be reliable and valid.It can be used as a valid tool for the measurement of self-efficacy of Chinese inflammatory bowel disease patients.