Good palliative nursing care: Design and validation of the palliative nursing care quality scale (PNCQS)

Autor: Mar Zulueta Egea, María Prieto-Ursúa, Laura Bermejo Toro
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of Advanced Nursing. 76:2757-2767
ISSN: 1365-2648
0309-2402
Popis: AIMS Develop and psychometrically assess the Palliative Nursing Care Quality Scale (PNCQS, escala de Calidad del Cuidado Enfermero Paliativo, CCEP, in Spanish). An interview-based qualitative study (1) was conducted to verify construct validity evidence, with psychometric properties of reliability and validity verified by two quantitative studies (2 & 3). DESIGN Quantitative instrumental, correlational, and cross-sectional study. METHODS Study 1 was carried out with 10 key informants. For Study 2, a sample of 103 nursing professionals was obtained and 176 nurses from palliative care resources in Spain participated in Study 3. Data were collected between May 2017 - May 2018. RESULTS Evidence of adequate reliability (internal consistency) and validity was found. The confirmatory factor model yielded a single latent factor for the 20 items, with adequate goodness-of-fit indices. The convergent validity data showed that the highest correlations were with the Dedication subscale of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale and the Personal Growth subscale of Psychological Well-being, with values of 0.35 and 0.34, respectively (p
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