Brazilian questionnaire of competencies of oncology nurses: Construction and test of content validation

ObjectiveThis study aimed to describe construction and content validation of the Brazilian Questionnaire of Competencies of Oncology Nurses.MethodsThe methodological research was constructed based on the literature and observation in Brazilian hospitals searching to identify local evidence in the nursing practice. After, the construction of the 30 items distributed in eight sub-dimensions of competencies, the instrument was tested the content validation by 7 experts and 61 oncology nurses. Item responses were analyzed through content validity index and Cronbach's α were used in this test pilot.ResultsThe content validity index of the scale was 0.90, and the content validity index of each item was 0.80–1.00. The mean of items varied between 4.98 (standard deviation = 0.13) and 4.70 (standard deviation = 0.53). The Cronbach's α of the instrument was 0.77. The Cronbach's α if each item was excluded ranged from 0.78 to 0.74, indicating consistency between items.ConclusionThe instrument is concise and clear, resulting in a valid content on test pilot in conducting a self-assessment the oncology nurses. It can be used to facilitate decision-making by identifying sub-dimensions that require attention in nursing education to improve patient care.     

Developing a model of competence in the operating theatre: psychometric validation of the perceived perioperative competence scale-revised

AimThis paper describes the development and validation of the Revised Perioperative Competence Scale (PPCS-R).BackgroundThere is a lack of a psychometrically tested sound self-assessment tools to measure nurses’ perceived competence in the operating room.MethodsContent validity was established by a panel of international experts and the original 98-item scale was pilot tested with 345 nurses in Queensland, Australia. Following the removal of several items, a national sample that included all 3209 nurses who were members of the Australian College of Operating Room Nurses was surveyed using the 94-item version. Psychometric testing assessed content validity using exploratory factor analysis, internal consistency using Cronbach's alpha, and construct validity using the “known groups” technique. During item reduction, several preliminary factor analyses were performed on two random halves of the sample (n = 550).ResultsUsable data for psychometric assessment were obtained from 1122 nurses. The original 94-item scale was reduced to 40 items. The final factor analysis using the entire sample resulted in a 40 item six-factor solution. Cronbach's alpha for the 40-item scale was .96. Construct validation demonstrated significant differences (p < .0001) in perceived competence scores relative to years of operating room experience and receipt of specialty education.ConclusionsOn the basis of these results, the psychometric properties of the PPCS-R were considered encouraging. Further testing of the tool in different samples of operating room nurses is necessary to enable cross-cultural comparisons.     

Measuring paediatric intensive care nursing knowledge in Australia and New Zealand: How the Basic Knowledge Assessment Tool for pediatric critical care nurses (PEDS-BKAT4) performs

Validated professional knowledge measures are limited in paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) nursing. The Basic Knowledge Assessment Tool for Pediatric Critical Care Nurses (PEDS-BKAT4) measures knowledge, however content and practice differences exist between various PICUs. The study aim was to evaluate the PEDS-BKAT4 in the Australian and New Zealand setting. A panel of 10 experts examined item and scale content validity. Items were evaluated for 31 evidence-based item writing flaws and for cognitive level, by a 4-person expert panel. Thirty-six PICU nurses completed the PEDS-BKAT4, with reliability and item analysis conducted. Mean item content validity was 0.70, and 43% of items had content validity less than 0.8. Overall (Scale) content validity was 0.71. Thirty-five percent of items were classified as flawed. Thirty-five percent of items were written at the ‘knowledge’ level, and 58% at ‘understanding’. The mean PEDS-BKAT4 score was 60.8 (SD = 9.6), KR-20 reliability 0.81. The mean item difficulty was 0.62, and the mean discrimination index was 0.23. The PEDS-BKAT4 was not a reliable and valid measure of basic PICU nursing knowledge in Australian and New Zealand. Further research into the types of knowledge and skills required of PICU nurses in this setting are needed to inform the development of a future tool.     

Developing the Scale of Parental Participation in Care: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Examining the Scale’s Psychometric Properties

ObjectivesThe purpose of this study was to develop the Scale of Parental Participation in Care: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and to examine the Scale’s psychometric properties.MethodsThe draft scale’ items were created through relevant literature reviews, focus group interviews with nurses, and content validity evaluations by experts. Study data were collected in the neonatal intensive care unit of a public hospital in Turkey from June 2019 to February 2020. The study participants were comprised of 205 parents with an infant in the neonatal intensive care unit. The Scale’s content validity and construct validity were evaluated to determine the validity of the scale. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, item-total score correlations, and intraclass correlation were calculated to evaluate the Scale’s reliability.ResultsContent validity index values of the draft form of the scale ranged from 0.93 to 1.00. The final scale consisted of 18 items. From the exploratory factor analysis, it was found that the scale structure comprised a single factor that accounted for 51.92% of the total variance. Concerning the reliability of the Scale, it was calculated that Cronbach’s alpha level was 0.93; item total correlations ranged from 0.48 to 0.78; intraclass correlation level was 1.000.ConclusionIt was found that the Parental Participation in Care Scale: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit was valid and reliable in this sample.     

Development and feasibility of Mandarin‐language bone health scales for adolescents with cancer in Taiwan

Cancer during adolescence increases the risk for bone mass deficiency later in life. Adolescents with cancer must learn to improve their bone health to avoid osteoporosis. In the present cross‐sectional study, we developed and tested scales to assess the bone health self‐efficacy and beliefs of adolescents with cancer in Taiwan. Test development followed three stages: item generation and scale formatting, examination of content validity, and validation of psychometric properties with a sample of 100 adolescents with cancer. Through the validation process, this research generated the seven‐item Bone Health Self‐Efficacy Scale and the 13‐item Bone Health Belief Scale. Multiple indices demonstrated construct validity. Cronbach's alphas (0.809 and 0.705) demonstrated internal consistency. No items caused a drop in Cronbach's alpha of 10%, all inter‐item correlations were <0.800, and the factor loadings for all items reached 0.400, demonstrating item appropriateness. The present study provides initial evidence of the scales’ accessibility and feasibility for adolescents with cancer who speak Mandarin. These scales might also help clinical nurses evaluate the effectiveness of bone health education provided to adolescents with cancer.     

Development and validation of an instrument for measuring junior nurses’ recognition and response abilities to clinical deterioration (RRCD)

BackgroundNurses of all levels are expected to be competent in managing clinical deterioration. Given their limited experience and basic-level knowledge, there is a concern about junior nurses' clinical and patient management skills. However, junior nurses’ abilities to recognise and respond to clinical deterioration have not been adequately explored because of the absence of a comprehensive tool.ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to develop a new self-assessment scale to assess the junior nurses’ recognition and response abilities to clinical deterioration and to examine its reliability and validity.MethodsScale items were based on literature reviews and interviews. The preliminary scale was generated through two rounds of expert review. A panel of five experts evaluated content validity. After a pilot study, the questionnaire was distributed to 168 junior nurses via convenience sampling. Subsequent statistical analysis of results included construct validity, internal consistency, and test–retest reliability.ResultsSix factors were included, and 69.310% of the total variance was explained by the 25 items comprising the scale. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.905 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.812–0.979) for the overall scale and 0.655–0.838 for its subscales. The Guttman split-half reliability was 0.856 (95% CI: 0.806–0.894). The test–retest reliability of the scale was 0.878 (95% CI: 0.836–0.911).ConclusionWe developed a scale for measuring the abilities of junior nurses to recognise and respond to clinical deterioration and confirmed its reliability and validity. More experimental studies are needed to further evaluate this instrument.     

Development and testing of the Stressor Scale for Pediatric Oncology Nurses

Pediatric oncology nursing has been identified as a stressful specialty, but the exact sources of the stress have not been comprehensively specified nor put into measurable form. Effective interventions can best be developed when the stressors are known and measured. The purpose of this study was to develop and test an instrument that could accurately and sensitively measure the job-related stressors for pediatric oncology nurses. A 61-item, visual analogue instrument, the Stressor Scale for Pediatric Oncology Nurses (SSPON), was inductively developed from interviews with 30 pediatric oncology nurses. Subsequently, the SSPON was tested in three geographically separated samples of pediatric oncology nurses (n = 78). After an item analysis, 11 items were deleted from the scale. Reliability of the SSPON was estimated using both stability and internal consistency methods. The test-retest correlation coefficient was 0.88, and the total scale alpha coefficient was 0.94. Content validity was estimated using a two-stage process of developmental and judgment quantification with a panel of three specialty nurses. Construct validity was estimated through testing of theoretically derived hypotheses and a cluster analysis. Findings indicated the SSPON is content valid. Six meaningful clusters that represented sources of job-related stress were identified and defined. The revised SSPON appears to have adequate psychometric properties for a new instrument.     

女性排尿行为信念量表的编制及在女性护士中的信度效度检验

目的以健康信念模式为概念框架编制女性排尿行为信念量表,并检验量表的信度、效度。方法参照Lynn提出的编制认知领域量表的步骤,在文献回顾的基础上编制女性排尿行为信念量表。本研究采用多阶段抽样法。首先方便抽样抽取济南市3所三级甲等医院245名女性护士进行问卷调查,2周后再从中随机抽取25名护士进行重测。采用SPSS 13.0进行描述性统计分析、Pearson相关分析、Cronbach’sα系数和探索性因素分析以精简条目、确立量表维度,并检验量表的内容效度、结构效度、效标效度、内部一致性信度、分半信度以和重测信度。结果各条目内容效度指标(I-CVI)为0.83~1,量表内容效度指标(S-CVI)为0.96。量表包含24个条目,归属于5个维度:下尿道症状易感性的感知、下尿道症状严重性的感知、健康排尿行为益处的感知、健康排尿行为阻碍的感知和健康排尿行为的自我效能;各条目在其对应维度上的因素负荷为0.58~0.87,方差累计贡献率为61.34%。5个维度的Cronbach’sα系数(除维度"坚持健康排尿行为的自我效能"为0.60外)、校正分半信度、重测信度均大于0.70。结论本量表的信效度良好,可以在护士群体初步试用并进行验证性因素分析。     

护士心理资本量表的编制及信效度检验

目的 编制护士心理资本量表并检验其信效度。方法 以积极组织行为学理论为框架,通过文献分析、德尔菲专家函询和预调查形成量表初稿。于2021年11月—12月选取成都市5所三级甲等综合医院的255名护士进行问卷调查,分析量表的信度及结构效度;2022年1月—3月选取该5所医院的350名护士进行问卷调查,用于验证性因子分析及效标关联效度分析。结果 护士心理资本量表包含6个维度,30个条目。量表总的Cronbach’s α系数为0.981,分半信度为0.996,重测信度为0.918,平均内容效度指数为0.956;量表各维度得分及总分与工作投入简短量表总分的相关系数为0.680～0.750,与共情疲劳短版量表总分的相关系数为-0.600～-0.569（均P<0.05）。探索性因子分析提取6个公因子,累计方差贡献率为77.587%;验证性因子分析显示量表因子结构稳定。结论 护士心理资本量表具有良好的信效度,可用于测量护士的心理资本水平。     

临床护士老年护理能力评价量表的编制及信效度检验

目的 编制临床护士老年护理能力评价量表并对其进行信效度检验。方法 将德国以技术为导向的老年护理行为能力评估模型作为理论框架,通过文献分析、德尔菲专家函询及小样本预试验形成量表初稿。选取2 067名护理人员进行预调查,其中500名护理人员的预调查数据用于项目分析,筛选量表条目,1 567名护理人员的预调查数据用于对正式版量表的信效度检验。结果 形成的临床护士老年护理能力评价量表包括3个一级条目,10个二级条目和43个三级条目。通过探索性因子分析提取3个公因子,累计方差贡献率为66.828%,总量表的Cronbach’s α系数为0.978,折半信度为0.902,重测信度为0.802,内容效度为0.980,验证性因子分析显示,该量表具有较好的结构效度。结论 临床护士老年护理能力评价量表具有良好的信效度,可作为评价我国临床护士老年护理能力的工具。     

Self-efficacy of caring for patients in the intensive care unit with delirium: Development and validation of a scale for intensive care unit nurses

BackgroundImproving the self-efficacy of intensive care unit nurses for delirium care could help them adapt to the changing situation of delirium patients. Validated measures of nurses' self-efficacy of delirium care are lackingObjectivesThe objective of this study was to develop a Delirium Care Self-Efficacy Scale for assessing nurses' confidence about caring for patients in the intensive care unit and to examine the scale's psychometric properties.MethodsDraft scale items were generated from a review of relevant literature and face-to-face interviews with intensive care unit nurses; content validity was conducted with a panel of five experts in delirium. A group of nurses were recruited by convenience sampling from intensive care units (N = 299) for item analysis of the questionnaire, assessment of validity, and reliability of the scale. Nurse participants were recruited from nine adult critical care units affiliated with a hospital in Taiwan. Data were collected from August 2020 to July 2021.ResultsContent validity index was 0.98 for the initial 26 items, indicating good validity. The critical ratio for item discrimination was 14.47–19.29, and item-to-total correlations ranged from 0.67 to 0.81. Principal component analysis reduced items to 13 and extracted two factors, confidence in delirium assessment and confidence in delirium management, which explained 66.82% of the total variance. Cronbach's alpha for internal consistency was 0.94 with good test–retest reliability (r = 0.92). High scale scores among participants were significantly associated with age (≥40 years), work experience in an intensive care unit (≥10 years), delirium education, and willingness to use delirium assessment tools.ConclusionsThe newly developed Delirium Care Self-Efficacy Scale demonstrated acceptable reliability and validity as a measure of confidence for intensive care nurses caring for and managing patients with delirium in the intensive care unit.     

Development of the nursing practice scale for end-of-life family conferences in critical care

ObjectivesThis study aimed to develop the Nursing Practice Scale for End-of-life Family conferences in critical care and to clarify the current status of nursing practice regarding family conferences.Research methodology/designWe conducted a cross-sectional, self-administered questionnaire survey with 955 critical care unit nurses in 97 hospitals. Content validity, factor validity and criterion-related validity, known-group validity, internal consistency and test–retest reliability were evaluated. Data were then analysed statistically.SettingAdult intensive care units or high dependency units in Japan.ResultsThree factors with 39 items were extracted through item analysis and confirmatory factor analysis as hypothesised (Factor 1: Preparation, Factor 2: Discussion and Factor 3: Follow-up), and the mean score per item for each factor was 3.57, 3.73 and 3.75, respectively. Nurses who had any certification or had worked in critical care unit for >5 years had a significantly greater score than the others. The Cronbach’s α were 0.86–0.96 and the intraclass correlation coefficients were 0.79–0.87.ConclusionThe Nursing Practice Scale for End-of-life Family conferences in critical care is a valid and reliable scale. This study could effectively facilitate communication among patients, their families and healthcare providers.     

Development of the Nurses’ Care Coordination Competency Scale for mechanically ventilated patients in critical care settings in Japan: Part 1 Development of a measuring instrument

ObjectivesTo develop a draft scale measuring nurses’ care coordination competency for care of mechanically ventilated patients in critical care settings.MethodThe scale items and concepts were derived from semi-structured interviews with 28 professionals (14 nurses, eight physicians, three physical therapists, three clinical engineers) who are managing mechanically ventilated critical care patients. A grounded theory approach was used. After content validation by experts, two pilot tests were used to identify and correct non-discriminating items and vague items. After expert approval, the final draft scale was completed.SettingIntensive care units of acute care hospitals in Japan.FindingsA scale was drafted with the following six concepts including 51 items of nurses’ care coordination competency: (1) understanding care coordination needs (2) devising and clearly articulating the care vision (3) aggregating and disseminating information (4) employing resources (5) promoting team cohesion (6) engaging in situation-based negotiating. The interviewed participants argued that these competencies clearly reflect the inter-professional activities required for well-coordinated and individualised care and improved patient outcomes.ConclusionsThese findings could be utilised to educate and train nursesand establish the awareness that coordinating care is the nurses’ responsibility. Future research focusing on its validity and reliability are needed.     

Development and Validation of an Instrument for Measuring Parenting Stress among Clinical Nurses

PurposeClinical nurses who are mothers of preschool-aged children experience extreme parenting stress linked to their hospital work environment and shift work, differing from that generally experienced by mothers. This study aimed to develop and validate a parenting stress scale that considers the clinical nurses’ form of work and its characteristics.MethodsThe scale items were initially derived from in-depth interviews and a literature review and were revised and modified based on the results of content validity testing by experts. The developed instrument was evaluated using data from 157 clinical nurses in South Korea who were mothers of preschool-aged children.ResultsIn the instrument validation stage, 19 items categorized in four factors (psychological burden, physical and mental fatigue, work shift, and work environment) were derived from construct validity, and the cumulative explanatory power was 56.6%. Furthermore, the convergent and discriminant validity and external construct were confirmed. Cronbach’s α of the final instrument was .86 (range: .81–.86). The validity and reliability of the newly developed parenting stress scale for clinical nurses were established in this study; it uses a 4-point Likert scale. A higher mean score by factor indicates a higher level of parenting stress experienced by clinical nurses.ConclusionThis instrument would be beneficial to measure the level of parenting stress among nurses who work in hospitals and evaluate factors related to their parenting stress to devise effective interventions.     

Traumatic and Routine Stressors in Emergency Nurses: A Turkish Validity and Reliability Study

IntroductionEmergency nurses face traumatic and stressful events of many different forms and severity. The aim of this study is to test the validity and reliability of the Traumatic and Routine Stressors Scale on Emergency Nurses in Turkey.MethodsThis methodological study was conducted with 195 nurses who had been working in the emergency service for at least six months and could be reached via an online questionnaire. Opinions of 9 experts were obtained with the translation-back translation method for linguistic validity, and the Davis technique was used for testing content validity. Test-retest analysis was used to test the time-invariance of the scale. Construct validity was evaluated with exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. The reliability of the scale was evaluated based on item-total correlation and Cronbach's alpha coefficients.ResultsThe expert opinions were found to be in agreement with each other. Factor analysis results were acceptable, the Cronbach's alpha coefficients of the scale were 0.890 for the frequency factor, 0.928 for the impact factor, and 0.866 for the total scale. It was determined that the correlation values for the time-invariance of the scale were 0.637 for the frequency factor and 0.766 for the effect factor, and the scale had good test-retest reliability.DiscussionThe Turkish version of the Traumatic and Routine Stressors Scale on Emergency Nurses, has high levels of validity and reliability. We recommend that the scale be used to evaluate the state of being affected by traumatic and routine stressors among emergency service nurses.     

Development of competency inventory for registered nurses in the People's Republic of China: scale development

BACKGROUND: Literature review indicated there is no existing nursing competency framework or instrument for Chinese registered nurses. By virtue of its global leadership role in nursing, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) developed an ICN Framework of Competencies for the Generalist Nurses in 2003. On the basis of the ICN's framework, a qualitative study was conducted to explore the expectations of Chinese nurse professionals on nursing competency in the previous study. A competency framework for Chinese registered nurses was formed. This paper describes the development and testing of the Competency Inventory for Registered Nurses (CIRN). METHODS: A methodological study design was used, consisting of two phases with six steps. A review of literature generated 112 items, which were evaluated by six experts followed by field testing in a purposive sample of 815 Chinese clinical registered nurses. Factor analysis and item analysis were applied to establish the scale's construct validity and reliability. RESULTS: The final scale consists of seven dimensions with 58 items. The overall scale reliability had a Cronbach's alpha of 0.89; the dimensions Cronbach's alpha ranged from 0.79 to 0.86. In addition, evidence for two other kinds of validity was obtained, which included criterion-related validity (r=0.44, p=0.04) and contrasted-group validity (p<0.001). CONCLUSION: The CIRN has demonstrated evidence of internal consistency reliability, content validity, and construct validity, and it provides an objective tool for assessing registered nurse competencies in the various areas of clinical practice.     

Critical care nurses' knowledge of evidence-based guidelines for preventing infections associated with central venous catheters: an evaluation questionnaire

BACKGROUND: Lack of adherence to recommended evidence-based guidelines for preventing infections associated with use of central venous catheters may be due to nurses' lack of knowledge of the guidelines. OBJECTIVE: To develop a reliable and valid questionnaire for evaluating critical care nurses' knowledge of evidence-based guidelines for preventing infections associated with central venous catheters. METHODS: A total of 10 nursing-related strategies were identified from current evidence-based guidelines for preventing infections associated with use of central venous catheters. Face and content validation were determined for selected interventions and multiple-choice questions (1 question per intervention). The test results of 762 critical care nurses were evaluated for item difficulty, item discrimination, and quality of the response alternatives or options for answers (possible responses). RESULTS: All 10 items had face and content validity. Values for item difficulty ranged from 0.1 to 0.9. Values for item discrimination ranged from 0.05 to 0.41. The quality of the response alternatives (0.0-0.8) indicated widespread misconceptions among the critical care nurses in the sample. CONCLUSION: The questionnaire is reliable and has face and content validity. Findings from surveys in which this questionnaire is used can lead to better educational programs for critical care nurses on infections associated with use of central venous catheters.     

Critical care nurses' knowledge of evidence-based guidelines for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia: an evaluation questionnaire.

BACKGROUND: Nurses' lack of knowledge may be a barrier to adherence to evidence-based guidelines for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia. OBJECTIVE: To develop a reliable and valid questionnaire for evaluating critical care nurses' knowledge of evidence-based guidelines for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia. METHODS: Ten nursing-related interventions were identified from a review of evidence-based guidelines for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia. Selected interventions and multiple-choice questions (1 question per intervention) were subjected to face and content validation. Item difficulty, item discrimination, and the quality of the response alternatives or options for answers (possible responses) were evaluated on the test results of 638 critical care nurses. RESULTS: Face and content validity were achieved for 9 items. Values for item difficulty ranged from 0.1 to 0.9. Values for item discrimination ranged from 0.10 to 0.65. The quality of the response alternatives led to the detection of widespread misconceptions among critical care nurses. CONCLUSION: The questionnaire is reliable and has face and content validity. Results of surveys with this questionnaire can be used to focus educational programs on preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia.     

Development of the Nurses’ Care Coordination Competency Scale for mechanically ventilated patients in critical care settings in Japan: Part 2 Validation of the scale

ObjectivesTo confirm the validity and reliability of the nurses' care coordination competency draft scale for mechanically ventilated patients in Japan.Design/MethodIn this cross sectional observational study, a draft scale measuring care coordination was distributed to 2189 nurses from 73 intensive care units in Japan from February–March 2016. Based on the valid 887 responses, we examined construct validity including structural validity (exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis), convergent and discriminant validity and internal consistency reliability.Settings73 Intensive care units.ResultsExploratory factor analyses yielded four factors with 22 items: 1) promoting team cohesion, 2) understanding care coordination needs, 3) aggregating and disseminating information, 4) devising and clearly articulating the care vision. The four-factor model was confirmed using a confirmatory factor analysis (confirmatory fit index = 0.942, root mean square error of approximation = 0.062). Scale scores positively correlated with team leadership and clearly identified and discriminated nurses’ attributes. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for each subscale was between 0.812 and 0.890, and 0.947 for the total scale.ConclusionsThe Nurses’ Care Coordination Competency Scale with four factors and 22 items had sufficient validity and reliability. The scale could make care coordination visible in nursing practice. Future research on the relationship between this scale and patient outcomes is needed.     

Development and Content Validity of the Self-Care of Oral Anticancer Agents Index (SCOAAI)

ObjectiveTo develop and test the content validity of the Self-Care of Oral Anticancer Agents Index (SCOAAI).Data SourcesSCOAAI items were developed according to the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) criteria. The Middle Range Theory of Self-Care of Chronic Illnesses informed item generation. A four-phase procedure was followed; Phase 1: items were created based on a previous systematic review and a qualitative study; Phase 2: the SCOAAI comprehensibility and comprehensiveness were established through qualitative interviews with clinical experts and with patients (Phase 3); and Phase 4: the SCOAAI was then administered through an online survey to a group of clinical experts for the Content Validity Index (CVI) calculation.ConclusionThe first version of the SCOAAI included 27 items. Five clinical experts and 10 patients tested the comprehensiveness and comprehensibility of instructions, items, and response options. Fifty-three experts (71.7% female, mean experience with patients on oral anticancer agents 5.8 years [standard deviation ± .2]; 66% nurses) participated in the online survey for content validity testing. The final version of the SCOAAI includes 32 items. Item CVI ranges between 0.79 and 1; the average Scale CVI is 0.95. Future studies will test the psychometric properties of the tool.Implications for Nursing PracticeThe SCOAAI showed excellent content validity, confirming its usefulness for assessing self-care behaviors for patients on oral anticancer agents. By implementing this instrument, nurses could define and implement targeted interventions for improving self-care and obtaining more positive outcomes (eg, better quality of life, reduced hospitalizations and emergency department visits).