title: [Validity and Reliability of Korean Version of the Spiritual Care Competence Scale].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to examine the validity and reliability of the Korean Version of the Spiritual Care Competence Scale (K-SCCS).
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study design was used. The K-SCCS consisted of 26 questions to measure spiritual care competence of nurses. Participants, 228 nurses who had more than 3 years'experience as a nurse, completed the survey. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to examine the construct validity and correlations of K-SCCS and spiritual well-being (SWB) were used to examine the criterion validity of K-SCCS. Cronbach's alpha was used to test internal consistency.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The construct and the criterion-related validity of K-SCCS were supported as measures of spiritual care competence. Cronbach's alpha was .95. Factor loadings of the 26 questions ranged from .60 to .96. Construct validity of K-SCCS was verified by confirmatory factor analysis (RMSEA=.08, CFI=.90, NFI=.85). Criterion validity compared to the SWB showed significant correlation (r=.44, p<.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The findings suggest that K-SCCS serves as an appropriate measure of spiritual care competence with validity and reliability. However, further study is needed to retest the verification of the factor analysis related to factor 2 (professionalisation and improving the quality of spiritual care) and factor 3 (personal support and patient counseling). Therefore, we recommend using the total score without distinguishing subscales.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Gwangyang Health Sciences University, Gwangyang, Korea.
authors.forename: Mi Ja
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Kunsan National University, Gunsan, Korea. yrpark@kunsan.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Youngrye
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing·Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinjoo, Korea.
authors.forename: Young
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Eun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003376:Counseling; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D017051:Hospice Care; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D000068616:Professionalism; D029181:Spirituality; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014175:Translating
keywords: Competence; Nurses; Reliability; Spirituality; Validity