Development and psychometric validation of an educational support assessment scale for novice home healthcare nurses

Table 3 Partial correlation coefficients between the total and each ESA-NHHN subscale with related scales (n=627)

Control variable	Scales	Affective commitment	Work engagement	HHNJS-J	Satisfaction with their agencies-1	Satisfaction with their agencies-2
Age	The ESA-NHHN total	0.540**	0.375**	0.595**	0.742**	0.608**
	Subscale 1: Acquire new knowledge	0.412**	0.274**	0.421**	0.629**	0.396**
	Subscale 2: Concrete experience	0.498**	0.354**	0.595**	0.608**	0.561**
	Subscale 3: Reflective observation of one’s own experience	0.457**	0.326**	0.517**	0.642**	0.505**
	Subscale 4: Support from home healthcare agency managers	0.517**	0.366**	0.567**	0.668**	0.728**

The ESA-NHHN:The Educational Support Assessment Scale for Novice Home Healthcare Nurses
HHNJS-J:Japanese version of the Home Healthcare Nurses’ Job Satisfaction Scale
Satisfaction with their agencies-1: “I feel I received educational support in adjusting to home healthcare at this home healthcare agency.”
Satisfaction with their agencies-2: “I feel that the manager of this healthcare agency is a good manager and leader.”
**p<0.01

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