NURSING COMPETENCY SCALE IN PRESSURE INJURY PREVENTION: A SCALE DEVELOPMENT STUDY

NCT07590765 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 2 other identifiers: volkandasli2026/200
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 300
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Pressure injuries remain an important patient safety problem and are associated with prolonged hospitalization, increased healthcare costs, pain, and reduced quality of care. Nurses play a key role in the prevention of pressure injuries through risk assessment, skin care, positioning, nutritional management, and evidence-based preventive interventions. The purpose of this study is to develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Nursing Competency Scale in Pressure Injury Prevention. The scale is intended to assess nurses' competencies regarding pressure injury prevention in line with updated international guidelines. The study will be conducted with nurses working in a training and research hospital in Türkiye. The scale development process will include item generation, expert evaluation for content validity, pilot testing, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, criterion validity, internal consistency analysis, and test-retest reliability assessment.

Conditions

Pressure Injury; Nursing Competency

Keywords

Pressure Injury; Pressure Injury Prevention; Nursing Competency; Scale Development; Psychometric Evaluation; Nurses; Medical Device-Related Pressure Injury

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Validity and Reliability of the Nursing Competency Scale in Pressure Injury Prevention

  The primary outcome of this study is the development and psychometric evaluation of the Nursing Competency Scale in Pressure Injury Prevention, including content validity, construct validity, criterion validity, internal consistency, and test-retest reliability.

  From baseline to study completion (approximately 9 months)

Study Arms (1)

Nurses

Nurses working in a training and research hospital who voluntarily agree to participate in the study.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The study population consists of nurses working in a training and research hospital in Türkiye.

You may qualify if:

• Working as a nurse in the related institution
• Voluntarily agreeing to participate in the study
• Being 18 years of age or older

You may not qualify if:

• Not working as a nurse in the related institution
• Not voluntarily agreeing to participate in the study
• Incomplete completion of the data collection forms

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Yalova: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pressure Ulcer

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Skin Ulcer; Skin Diseases; Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Central Study Contacts

Volkan Daşlı, RN

CONTACT

+90 531 773 47 42; volkan.dasli2023@gmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Graduate Student

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 10, 2026
• First Posted: May 15, 2026
• Study Start: May 20, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): January 30, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): January 30, 2027
• Last Updated: May 15, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share