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Psychometric testing of the Revised Humane Caring Scale for adult patients in S ingapore
Author(s) -
Goh Mien Li,
Ang Emily NK,
Chan YiongHuak,
He HongGu,
VehviläinenJulkunen Katri
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
nursing and health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.563
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1442-2018
pISSN - 1441-0745
DOI - 10.1111/nhs.12199
Subject(s) - cronbach's alpha , scale (ratio) , content validity , internal consistency , reliability (semiconductor) , psychology , medicine , clinical psychology , psychometrics , quantum mechanics , power (physics) , physics
In this study, we examined the validity and reliability of the Revised Humane Caring Scale as used by adult patients in a tertiary hospital in S ingapore. A three‐phase descriptive quantitative study was conducted. In phase I , an expert panel of nurses and inpatients examined the content validity of the scale; phase II comprised a pilot study on 20 patients; and in phase III , a large‐scale study on 235 patients was implemented to test the internal consistency of the scale. The results revealed that the content validity index of the scale ranged from 0.856 to 1, and the scale had a high inter‐rater agreement kappa value of 0.940. Cronbach's alpha ranged from 0.798 to 0.877 in phase II , and from 0.579 to 0.760 in phase III , respectively. The Revised Humane Caring Scale revealed good content validity and an acceptable level of internal consistency. The scale is an acceptable measurement tool for evaluating adult patients' satisfaction during hospitalization.