Psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the developmental care scale for neonates with congenital heart disease

• Published in: Cardiology in the young 2024-10, Vol.34 (10), p.2207-2212
• Main Authors: Sevgi, Seçkin Kolak, Ayşe, Kahraman
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adult; Approximation; Cardiovascular disease; Caregivers; Congenital diseases; Coronary artery disease; Data analysis; Data collection; Discriminant analysis; Ethics; Female; Heart; Heart Defects, Congenital - psychology; Heart diseases; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Intensive Care; Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; Length of stay; Male; Neonates; Neurodevelopmental disorders; Newborn babies; Nurses; Nursing care; Original Article; Performance evaluation; Psychometrics; Quantitative psychology; Reproducibility of Results; Respiration; Surveys and Questionnaires; Turkey; Validity
• ISSN: 1047-9511; 1467-1107; 1467-1107
• DOI: 10.1017/S104795112402571X

Developmental care for newborns with congenital heart disease (CHD) improves cardiac and respiratory patterns. According to the American Heart Association, developmental care in newborns with CHD is important for improving neurodevelopmental outcomes. This study aimed to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Developmental Care Scale for Neonates with Congenital Heart Disease. This was a methodological, descriptive study conducted with 169 nurses from a tertiary-level NICU. The Demographical Information Form and the Developmental Care Scale for Neonates with Congenital Heart Disease were used to collect the data. The scales' language and content validity, construct validity, and internal consistency were also assessed. The scale consists of 31 items and four subscales. Factor loadings ranged from 0.44 to 0.82 and explained 65% of the total variance. Fit indices indicate that the model is acceptable. Cronbach's was 0.95 for the entire instrument, 0.91 for developing the external environment subscale, 0.94 for assessing family well-being, 0.86 for the caregiver activities toward the neonate, and 0.82 for the basic need subscale. Item-total correlations ranged between 0.34 and 0.75, according to the item analysis results. The Turkish version of the Developmental Care Scale for Neonates with Congenital Heart Disease is valid and reliable. The use of this scale could improve the performance of neonatal intensive care nurses in providing developmental care to newborns with CHD as well as the quality of care.