| Abstract: | PURPOSE. The purpose of the study was to develop a scale to calculate college students' powerlessness regarding health service barriers (PHSB). METHODS. Scale items were generated to represent two domains of interest: powerlessness and college students' powerlessness regarding health service barriers. The final 20-item instrument was subjected to multiple measures of validity with college students and panels of nurse experts in the area of nursing diagnosis. Reliability was assessed by two samples (n = 92 and n = 33) of college-age students. A final administration was conducted with 197 college students. FINDINGS. The PHSB scale was determined to be an accurate and consistent measure. CONCLUSIONS. This instrument will provide a reliable and valid measure to conduct research. |
