Peer Review: Instrument Development and Validation Assessment of Self Efficacy for Mobilization

Objective: This study was aimed at developing and testing an instrument that can be used toevaluate self-efficacy for mobilization.Method: Phase 1 was a qualitative study carried out through interviews. Phase 2 involved deter-mining the content validity and testing the instrument legibility. Phase 3 involved ascertainingconstruct validity through a first order confirmatory factor analysis.Results: In phase 1, seven themes were identified and used as bases for establishing the indi-cators of each self-efficacy dimension. In phase 2, a content validity 0.75---1 was obtained. Inphase 3, valid items that measure the level, strength, and generality dimensions have four, six,and seven items, respectively.Conclusion: The end product of the study was a concise and valid instrument that measures theself-efficacy of the patient for mobilization during hospitalization.© 2019 Published by Elsevier Espa˜na, S.L.U.