Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Nursing Student Satisfaction Scale for use with Brazilian nursing students

Abstract

Objective: to cross-culturally adapt and validate the Nursing Student Satisfaction Scale (NSSS) for use with nursing students in the Brazilian context. Method: this was a quantitative exploratory and descriptive study using a cross-sectional design conducted with 123 undergraduate nursing students studying at a public university in the south of Brazil. The cross-cultural adaptation was performed according to international guidelines. Validation for use in a Brazilian context was performed using factor analysis and Cronbach's alpha. Results: based on the expert committee assessment and pre-test, face and content validity were considered satisfactory. Factor analysis resulted in three constructs: curriculum and teaching; professional social interaction, and learning environment. The internal consistency of the instrument was satisfactory: the value of Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.93 for the instrument as a whole, and between 0.88 and 0.89 for the constructs. Conclusion: the Brazilian version of the Nursing Student Satisfaction Scale was shown to be reliable and validated for the evaluation of student satisfaction with undergraduate nursing programs, considering the aspects teaching activities, curriculum, professional social interaction, and learning environment.

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“…The two curricular organizations were compared using Wald Chi-square test. The association between burnout syndrome (dependent variable) and academic satisfaction (independent variable) was identified through multiple models of logistic regression, considering the adjustment variables sex and age due to the suggestion from the literature (18) , in addition to characterization variables which present significant differences when curricula are compared, if these occurred at least 10 times. A p-value < 0.050 was considered statistically significant, and the results were expressed by odds ratio and 95% confidence interval.…”