Research instrument validation in master’s theses at Nam Dinh University of Nursing

Abstract

Objective: Describe the research instrument validation and related factors in master’s theses at Nam Dinh University of Nursing from 2017 to 2022. Participants and methods: A retrospective study was conducted on all master’s theses in nursing that used at least one quantitative instrument at Nam Dinh University of Nursing from 2017 to 2022. Results: The average score for the instrument development and validation process was 0.85 ± 0.15. Specifically, the average score for the single-item question development phase was 0.91 ± 0.09; the instrument development phase had an average score of 0.82 ± 0.07, and the instrument evaluation phase scored 0.78 ± 0.34. The average score for the translation and validation process of foreign-language instruments was 1.52 ± 0.49. Specifically, the translation phase from English to Vietnamese scored an average of 0.98 ± 0.55, and the validation phase scored 1.54 ± 0.51. The overall average score for the validation process of the Vietnamese-language instrument was 1.84 ± 0.48. The study indicated a statistically significant relationship between the comprehensive literature review of relevant instruments with the instrument development and foreign-language validation process and the validation process of existing Vietnamese-language instruments (p < 0.05). The study time was statistically significant with the instrument development and evaluation process (p < 0.05), and the use of relevant guiding theories was statistically significant with the validation process of existing tools (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Future studies should strive to follow the process of developing and validating measurements, to improve the integrity and reliability of research results