Development and validation of a patient-centered communication scale for nurses.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient-centered care aims to prevent disease and promote well-being by actively involving patients in treatment and decision-making that is based on respecting the patients and their families. However, no scales have been developed to assess patient-centered care from the nurse's perspective. This study aimed to develop a scale to measure nurses' level of patient-centered communication and confirm its validity and reliability.

Methods

A methodological cross-sectional study was adopted to develop and validate the Patient-Centered Communication Scale (PCCS). The items were developed through a literature review and online interviews with nurses. Content validity was assessed by experts and the content validity index was calculated. A pretest of the questionnaire was

SUBMITTER: Joo Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11320938 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature