Psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the clinical learning environment comparison survey.

AIM To translate The Clinical Learning Environment Comparison Survey (CLECS) into Norwegian and to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Norwegian version. DESIGN A cross-sectional survey including a longitudinal component. METHODS The CLECS was translated into Norwegian following the World Health Organization guidelines, including forward translation, expert panel, back-translation, pre-testing and cognitive interviewing. Nursing students at a Norwegian university college were invited to participate in the study (psychometrical testing) based on informed consent. Reliability and validity of the translated version of CLECS were investigated using a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), Cronbach's alpha and test-retest analysis. RESULTS A total of 122 nursing students completed the questionnaire and Cronbach alphas for the CLECS subscales ranged from 0.69 to 0.89. CFA goodness-of-fit indices (χ2 /df = 1.409, CFI = 0.915, RMSEA = 0.058) showed acceptable model fit. Test-retest ICC ranged from 0.55 to 0.75, except for two subscales with values below 0.5.