J Korean Acad Nurs.  2019 Feb;49(1):80-91. 10.4040/jkan.2019.49.1.80.

Development of the Patient Caring Communication Scale

• Heo ML
• Im SB

• KMID: 2440389
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2019.49.1.80

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study attempted to develop a scale that measures the level of patients' recognition of the nurses' care, based on Watson's caring theory, and confirmed its reliability and validity.
METHODS
The items were developed through a literature review and an expert content validity test. The questionnaires were administered to 285 inpatients of internal medicine and surgical units at two general hospitals. Construct validity was tested using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, and reliability was tested using Cronbach's alpha.
RESULTS
This process resulted in a preliminary scale composed of 34 items; We used item analysis and five exploratory factor analyses, and consequently selected 14 items composed of three factors (respect, genuineness, and relationality). The confirmatory factor analysis verified the model fit and convergent and discriminant validity of the final items; criterion validity was confirmed with the positive correlation with the measurement scale of the patient-perceived quality of nursing . The overall scale reliability had a Cronbach's alpha of .92, which indicated internal consistency and reliability.
CONCLUSION
The developed scale showed content, construct, and criterion validity, and reliability, as well as convergent validity for each item and discriminant validity between the factors. This makes it suitable for use in a diverse range of future studies on nurse communication using structural equation models.

Keyword

Communication; Patients; Nurses; Factor Analysis; Statistical

MeSH Terms

Factor Analysis, Statistical
Hospitals, General
Humans
Inpatients
Internal Medicine
Nursing
Reproducibility of Results

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  Figure 1 Instrument development process.

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