Translation and validation of a Vietnamese version of the modified Clinical Learning Environment Inventory (V-CLEI)

• Published in: Nurse education in practice Vol. 34; pp. 117 - 122
• Main Authors: Truong, Hue T., Ramsbotham, Joanne, McCarthy, Alexandra
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2019; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adult Basic Education; Adult Students; Clinical environment; Clinical nursing; Clinical training; Cultural differences; Educational Environment; Educational evaluation; English language; Experiential learning; Hospitals; Learning environment; Nurses; Nursing; Nursing education; Nursing Students; Quantitative psychology; Questionnaires; School environment; Student attitudes; Supervision; Teaching; Test-Retest reliability; Translation; Translations; V-CLEI; Validation; Validity; Australia; Vietnam; Validation; Nursing students; Clinical environment; V-CLEI
• ISSN: 1471-5953; 1873-5223
• DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2018.11.019

The quality of students' experiences in an education environment directly affect learning outcomes. In an applied profession such as nursing, students undertake work-integrated learning in unpredictable health settings where multiple influences interact. Understanding students' perspectives with a valid instrument is the first step in improving learning environments and maximizing learning outcomes. It is important that language and cultural nuances are accounted for when instruments are translated. This paper reports translation and psychometric properties of the Vietnamese language version (V-CLEI) of the modified English language Clinical Learning Environment Inventory (CLEI) (Newton et al., 2010). The V-CLEI was tested with a convenience sample of 209 Vietnamese nursing students to assess clinical learning experiences in hospitals in central Vietnam. The internal consistency, test-retest reliability, content validity and factor structure of the V-CLEI were examined. Results indicate that the V-CLEI is unlikely to be valid and reliable in the Vietnamese context and revision is required. This study informs research, particularly the different cultural dimensions considered when translating and adapting instruments. •The modified CLEI was translated into Vietnamese using the back-translation method.•Content validity and psychometric testing results of the V-CLEI were inconsistent.•Further modifications and validation need to be undertaken for use of the V-CLEI.