Psychometric properties of Brief-COPE inventory among nurses

Abstract

Objective: Coping with persistent demands in modern healthcare and facing new challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic, is increasingly necessary among nurses. Brief-COPE inventory is widely used to assess coping, however, validation evidence is absent and previous results were inconsistent. This study aimed to validate psychometric properties of Brief-COPE inventory to ensure culturally appropriate usage. Methods: Preliminary validation study on 423 female nurses from the United Arab Emirates. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) with maximum likelihood estimation was computed to test four different previous models. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) protocol was used to determine underlying domain structure of Brief-COPE in this population.Results: The four previous models on CFA had inadequate fit indexes. Two-factor (22-items) second-order model that explained 37.0% of the total variance with Cronbach’s alpha at 0.81 and 0.88, respectively, was suggested. Conclusion: This validation of Brief-COPE is timely considering nurses enduring different types of stressors in addition to the COVID-19 pandemic situation. In addition, cultural diversity need to be considered in coping research. Re-assessment of this exploratory structure is necessary to ensure accurate measurement of coping strategies.

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