Translation and validation of the Persian version of the perception to care in acute situations (PCAS-P) scale in novice nurses

Table 5 Indices of the convergent, discriminant validity, and reliability of the PCAS-P (n = 236)

Dimensions	CR	AVE	MSV	α	ω	H	AIC	ICC (95% CI)
Confidence in provision of care	0.936	0.596	0.533	0.936	0.939	0.727	0.592	0.941 (0.904 to 0.968)
Communication	0.863	0.612	0.533	0.860	0.864	0.752	0.604	0.869 (0.770 to 0.931)
Patient perspective	0.890	0.731	0.519	0.887	0.890	0.902	0.724	0.810 (0.651 to 0.903)
Total				0.947	0.948	0.971	0.512	0.944 (0.909 to 0.969)

Abbreviations: CR, Composite Reliability; AVE, Average Variance Extracted; MSV, Maximum Shared Squared Variance; α, Cronbach’s alpha; ω, McDonald’s omega coefficient; H, Coefficient H; AIC, Average Inter-Item Correlation; ICC, Intraclass correlation coefficient

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