Development of Respiratory Infection Prevention and Control Self-Efficacy Scale for Adults

Figures & data

Table 1 General Characteristics of the Participants (N=210)

Characteristics	Categories	N	%	Mean ± SD (Range)
Age				20.69±1.25 (19–25)
Gender	Female	173	82.4
	Male	37	17.6
Experience in infection control education	Yes	129	61.4
	No	81	38.6
Experience of being positive for respiratory infection	Yes	54	25.7
	No	156	74.3

Table 2 Analysis of Item Appropriateness for the Items and Factors of the Scale (N=210)

Factor	Item^a	Item and Total Correlation	Commonality	Factor Loading	Eigen Value	Explained Variance (%)
1. Environmental management	I can dispose of infected waste in a separate rubbish bin.	0.746	0.770	0.819	4.197	26.234
	If I have symptoms, I can use a designated bathroom.	0.758	0.787	0.818
	I can seal the infected waste and dispose of it in an automated rubbish bin.	0.757	0.730	0.789
	If I have symptoms, I can close the door of my room.	0.762	0.720	0.762
	I can dispose of infected waste by following expert recommendations.	0.742	0.616	0.663
	If I have symptoms, I can limit my activities at home.	0.779	0.702	0.659
2. Contact restrictions	I can avoid contact with many people to prevent infection.	0.506	0.759	0.851	2.622	16.388
	I can maintain distance of one meter between myself and others to prevent infection.	0.682	0.701	0.721
	I can avoid touching my eyes, nose, and mouth to prevent infection.	0.654	0.650	0.715
	I can adhere to government instructions and go out when permitted.	0.670	0.573	0.601
3. General infection prevention and control	Whenever I cough or sneeze, I can cover my mouth and nose.	0.548	0.738	0.827	2.339	14.617
	I can wash my hands with hand hygiene products wherever I go.	0.576	0.671	0.758
	If having infected symptoms, I can wear a mask and gloves when leaving the room.	0.672	0.646	0.666
4. Early detection	I can recognize infected symptoms.	0.569	0.769	0.841	2.211	13.818
	As recommended by health authorities, I can seek a help.	0.703	0.782	0.770
	As recommended by health authorities, I can decide either maintain daily life or make a call.	0.786	0.755	0.642

Note: ^aThis is a summary of the R-PACS Scale items.

Table 3 Criterion Validity and Reliability of the Scale (N=210)

Respiratory Infection Prevention and Control Self-efficacy (R-PACS) Scale	K-CD-RISC r (p)	Cronbach’s α
Total	0.424 (<.001)	0.923
Environmental management	0.385 (<.001)	0.913
Contact restrictions	0.328 (<.001)	0.810
General infection prevention and control	0.299 (<.001)	0.763
Early detection	0.374 (<.001)	0.824

Abbreviation: K-CD-RISC, Korean version of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale.