Objective:The purpose of this study was to develop and test the psychometric properties of the Self-efficacy Scale for the Establishment of Good Relationships with Families in Neonatal and Pediatric Hospital Settings. Method: Methodological study grounded on self-efficacy theory was conducted in three phases: conceptual and operational definition (review of the literature and interviews with the target population), content validity (opinion of five experts e three clinical nurses), and exploratory factor analysis and internal consistency reliability (cross-sectional survey with a valid sample of 194 nurses). Results: A ten-point Likert scale with 40-item was designed and one item was excluded after review by experts. Three factors emerged from the exploratory factor analysis. The Cronbach's alpha for all items was 0.983 with item-total correlations in the range 0.657 to 0.847. Cronbach's alpha value if item deleted were less than or equal to 0.983. Conclusion: The final version of the scale demonstrated psychometric adequacy. It is a useful tool to be administered in the clinical, educational and research nursing fields to measure nurses' self-efficacy beliefs concerning the establishment of good relationships with families.
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Gostaria de agradecer a meus pais Sylvio José Pereira dos Santos e Maria Cristina dos Santos pelo apoio e por não me deixarem desistir. Um agradecimento especial para minha querida Patricia Schlithler da Fonseca Cardoso pelo carinho, paciência e revisão de texto. Não posso deixar de agradecer meu orientador Prof. Dr. Carlos Alberto de Bragança Pereira e ao Prof. Dr. Adriano Polpo de Campos pelas contribuições valiosas para o trabalho. Por fim, agradeço ao CNPq pelo auxílio financeiro durante o período do mestrado. i Palavras-chave: dados binários, modelos lineares generalizados, função de ligação.
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