Translation and validation of the Manchester Clinical Supervision Scale©: Effective clinical supervision evaluation

• Main Author: Cruz, Sandra
• Publication Date: 2011
• Format: Article
• Language: eng
• Source: Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
• Download full: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/32865
• topic: Clinical Supervision; Manchester Clinical Supervision Scale; Validation of Translation; Translation

In Portugal, we are at the beginning of clinical supervision in nursing. We carried out a research to translate and validate the Manchester Clinical Supervision Scale© (MCSS) into Portuguese language from Portugal. Thus, we can assess the clinical supervision process. We applied the methods of translation and back – translation and experts analyzed translations. MCSS and the back translation were compared by collaborative parties. An empirical study using a test – retest design was made to estimate cross-cultural relevance. Cronbach’s alpha value for the total score was 0,923 in both periods. The Portuguese version is culturally acceptable and consistent with the original.