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A C hinese version of the C aring A ssessment R eport E valuation Q ‐sort scale for measuring patients' perception on nurses' caring behaviours: Reliability and validity assessment
Author(s) -
Chen ShuYu,
Yen WenJiuan,
Lin YenJu,
Lee ChiuHsiang,
Lu YingChi
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of nursing practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1440-172X
pISSN - 1322-7114
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-172x.2012.02042.x
Subject(s) - internal consistency , reliability (semiconductor) , scale (ratio) , content validity , valuation (finance) , construct validity , psychology , medicine , clinical psychology , psychometrics , business , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , finance
A reliable and valid instrument for understanding patients' perceptions of nurses' caring behaviour as well as assessing the quality of nursing care is necessary. The purpose of this study was to assess the reliability and validity of a C hinese version of the C aring A ssessment R eport E valuation Q ‐sort ( CARE ‐ Q ) Scale for the measurement of patients' perceptions of nurses' caring behaviours. The study sample comprised 250 patients from a medical centre in central T aiwan. Content validity, construct validity, internal consistency and stability reliability were assessed. The C ontent V alidity I ndex of the C hinese version of CARE ‐ Q was 0.90. C ronbach's alpha indicated good internal consistency reliability. Stability reliabilities for the six subscales ranged from 0.83 to 0.92. The results reveal that the C hinese version of the CARE ‐ Q scale for the measurement of patients' perceptions on nurses' caring behaviours indicates high reliability (internal consistency and stability) and good content validity.