Evidence-Based Practice Implementation Scale: Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Testing of the Turkish Version

Objective: This study aimed to perform cultural adaptation and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Evidence-Based Practice Implementation Scale developed by Melnyk et al.Method: This methodological study included 242 nurses from public, university, and private hospitals in a central metropolitan area of Türkiye. Scale adaptation was conducted according to Beaton et al.'s and International Test Commission's six-stage cross-cultural process. Sampling adequacy and the suitability of the data for factor analysis were evaluated using the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin and Bartlett's tests of sphericity. Construct validity was examined through Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis. Reliability was determined using Cronbach's Alpha, McDonald's Omega, and item-total correlations.Results: Content validity index values ranged from 0.857 to 1.000 at the item level, and averaged 0.897 at the scale level. The Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin value was 0.950, and Bartlett's test of sphericity was significant (p