Development of Integrated Supportive Care Nursing Competence Scale for Cancer Survivors.

ABSTRACT: Nurses play a key role in providing integrated supportive care to cancer patients for their various needs. Efforts should be made to identify the competencies required for nurses providing integrated supportive care to cancer survivors, evaluate the competence level with reliable and reasonable tools, and continuously improve them. In Phase 1, the items of the scale were developed through a literature review and by conducting a focus group interview. In Phase 2, the validity and reliability of the scale were analyzed. A total of 504 nurses participated. Data were analyzed using item analysis, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, Pearson's correlation with other scales, internal consistency, and split-half reliability. The developed scale consisted of 22 items. These i

SUBMITTER: Bae EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11011853 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature