OBJECTIVE: The purpose was to examine the psychometric properties of the Revised Professional Practice Environment (RPPE) scale. BACKGROUND: Despite renewed focus on studying health professionals' practice environments, there are still few reliable and valid instruments available to assist nurse administrators in decision making. METHODS: A psychometric evaluation using a random-sample cross-validation procedure (calibration sample [CS], n = 775; validation sample [VS], n = 775) was undertaken. RESULTS: Cronbach alpha internal consistency reliability of the total score (r = 0.93 [CS] and 0.92 [VS]), resulting subscale scores (r range: 0.80-0.87 [CS], 0.81-0.88 [VS]), and principal components analyses with Varimax rotation and Kaiser normalization (8 components, 59.2% variance [CS], 59.7% [VS]) produced almost identical results in both samples. CONCLUSIONS: The multidimensional RPPE is a psychometrically sound measure of 8 components of the professional practice environment in the acute care setting and sufficiently reliable and valid for use as independent subscales in healthcare research.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose was to examine the psychometric properties of the Revised Professional Practice Environment (RPPE) scale. BACKGROUND: Despite renewed focus on studying health professionals' practice environments, there are still few reliable and valid instruments available to assist nurse administrators in decision making. METHODS: A psychometric evaluation using a random-sample cross-validation procedure (calibration sample [CS], n = 775; validation sample [VS], n = 775) was undertaken. RESULTS: Cronbach alpha internal consistency reliability of the total score (r = 0.93 [CS] and 0.92 [VS]), resulting subscale scores (r range: 0.80-0.87 [CS], 0.81-0.88 [VS]), and principal components analyses with Varimax rotation and Kaiser normalization (8 components, 59.2% variance [CS], 59.7% [VS]) produced almost identical results in both samples. CONCLUSIONS: The multidimensional RPPE is a psychometrically sound measure of 8 components of the professional practice environment in the acute care setting and sufficiently reliable and valid for use as independent subscales in healthcare research.
Authors: Susanne M Maassen; Anne Marie J W Weggelaar Jansen; Gerard Brekelmans; Hester Vermeulen; Catharina J van Oostveen Journal: Int J Qual Health Care Date: 2020-11-09 Impact factor: 2.038