Table 2 Overall evaluation results for the measurement properties of NRC instruments and recommendation result
From: Instruments for measuring nursing research competence: a COSMIN-based scoping review
Instrument | Content validity | Structural validity | Internal consistency | Cross-cultural validity | |||||||
Overall rating | Quality of evidence | Overall rating | Quality of evidence | Overall rating | Quality of evidence | Overall rating | Quality of evidence | ||||
The Student Research Competence Instrument ① | inconsistent | very low | — | — | insufficient | moderate | —1 | — | |||
The Nursing Research Questionnaire among Nurse Clinicians ② | inconsistent | very low | — | — | sufficient | moderate | — | — | |||
The Research Competency Scale for Nursing Students ③ | inconsistent | very low | sufficient | high | insufficient | low | — | — | |||
Scientific Research Competency Scale ④ | inconsistent | very low | indeterminate | high | sufficient | high | — | — | |||
Self-evaluated Nursing Research Capacity Questionnaire ⑤ | sufficient | moderate | indeterminate | high | indeterminate | high | — | — | |||
The Nursing Scientific Research Ability Scale ⑥ | inconsistent | very low | indeterminate | high | sufficient | high | — | — | |||
Self-evaluated Nursing Research Capacity Questionnaire (refined) ⑦ | sufficient | moderate | sufficient | high | indeterminate | high | — | — | |||
Research Capacity Self-rating Scales of Nursing Staff ⑧ | sufficient | moderate | indeterminate | high | indeterminate | high | — | — | |||
Instrument | Reliability | Measurement error | Criterion validity | Hypothesis testing for construct validity | Responsiveness | Recommendation | |||||
Overall rating | Quality of evidence | Overall rating | Quality of evidence | Overall rating | Quality of evidence | Overall rating | Quality of evidence | Overall rating | Quality of evidence | ||
The Student Research Competence Instrument ① | indeterminate | very low | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | B | |
The Nursing Research Questionnaire among Nurse Clinicians ② | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | B | |
The Research Competency Scale for Nursing Students ③ | indeterminate | low | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | B | |
Scientific Research Competency Scale ④ | indeterminate | low | — | — | — | — | (1) sufficient (2) sufficient | low low | — | B | |
Self-evaluated Nursing Research Capacity Questionnaire ⑤ | indeterminate | low | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | B | |
The Nursing Scientific Research Ability Scale ⑥ | indeterminate | low | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | B | |
Self-evaluated Nursing Research Capacity Questionnaire (refined) ⑦ | indeterminate | low | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | B | |
Research Capacity Self-rating Scales of Nursing Staff ⑧ | indeterminate | low | — | — | — | — | sufficient | low | — | B | |