Yurrebaso Macho, AmaiaWard Mayens, Alexander L.Picado Valverde, Eva MaGuzmán Ordaz, RaquelJuanes Méndez, Juan AntonioPérez Iglesias, Jose LuisMirón Canelo, José AntonioPinto, Maria do RosárioCosta Reis, Alcinda Maria do SacramentoSimões, Joaquim AugustoTorres, Ana LuísaSilén-Lipponen, MarjaKorhonen, UllaKoponen, LeenaMyllymäki, MikkoJankowiak-Bernaciak, AleksandraPatrzała, AmeliaBączyk, GrażynaBasa, AnnaCosta, Paulo SantosSerambeque, BeatrizOliveira, Anabela SalgueiroPardal, JoãoGraveto, João Manuel Garcia do NascimentoParreira, Pedro2022-04-212022-04-212021Yurrebaso Macho A, Ward Mayens AL, Picado Valverde EM, Guzmán Ordaz R, Juanes Méndez JA, Pérez Iglesias JL, Mirón Canelo JA, Pinto MdR, Costa Reis AMdS, Simões JA, Torres AL, Silén-Lipponen M, Korhonen U, Koponen L, Myllymäki M, Jankowiak-Bernaciak A, Patrzała A, B ˛aczyk G, Basa A, Costa PS, Serambeque B, Oliveira AS, Pardal J, Graveto JMGdN and Parreira P (2021) Nursing Students’ Perceptions on Healthcare-Associated Infection Control and Prevention Teaching and Learning Experience: Development and Validation of a Scale in Four European Countries. Front. Psychol. 12:701208. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.701208http://hdl.handle.net/10400.15/3942Healthcare-associated infections are one of the major concerns worldwide. This study presents the development and the validation process of the InovSafeCare scale and aimed at identifying and measuring the ecosystem variables related to healthcare-associated infection (HCAI) prevention and control practices in European nurse students. Qualitative and quantitative approaches were used to (1) elaborate an item pool related to the educational environment, the healthcare setting environment, and the attitudes, beliefs, and performance of the nursing students regarding HCAI prevention and control and (2) analyze psychometric properties of the scale using factor analysis. The validated InovSafeCare scale was applied to undergraduate nursing students of five European Higher Education Institutions. The partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) method with SMART-PLS3 software was used. The study sample consists of 657 nursing students, who responded a self-report inventory. From the analyzed data were identified 14 factors. The InovSafeCare scale reveals good validity and reliability of the dimensions in different European countries.engInfeções associadas aos cuidados de saúdeEstudantes de enfermagemNursing Students' Perceptions on Healthcare-Associated Infection Control and Prevention Teaching and Learning Experience: Development and Validation of a Scale in Four European Countriesjournal article10.3389/fpsyg.2021.701208