Validation of self - confidence scale for clean urinary intermittent self - catheterization for patients and health - caregivers.

Objective: To validate a measurement instrument for clean intermittent self-catheterization for patients and health-caregivers.

Material And Methods: Methodological study of instrument validation performed at a Rehabilitation Center in a University hospital for patients submitted to clean intermittent self-catheterization and their health-caregivers. Following ethical criteria, data were collected during interview with nurse staff using a Likert question form containing 16 items with 5 points each: "no confidence"=1, "little confidence"=2, "confident"=3, "very confident"=4 and "completely confident"=5.

Validation of the self-confidence scale of nursing care in urinary retention.

Objective: to validate an instrument to measure self-confidence of nursing care in urinary retention.

Methods: methodological research study, carried out after ethical approval. A Likert-like scale of 32 items related to nursing care in urinary retention was applied to students of the graduate nursing course.