Nurse-Authored Patents and Their Influencing Factors Analysis Among Oncology Nurses Based on the Structural Equation Model.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

This study analysed the status of nurse-authored patents and their influencing factors. In particular, this study examined the effects of nurses' innovative behaviour and creative self-efficacy on nurse-authored patent output via structural equation modelling (SEM).

Design

A descriptive cross-sectional study.

Methods

Nurses were recruited from one tertiary cancer hospital in Beijing, China. Among them, 352 oncology nurses completed the online versions of the Nurse Innovative Behavior Scale and Creative Self-Efficacy Scale in 2023.

Results

We collected a total of 332 valid questionnaires. Fifty-seven (17.2%) nurses had 1-3 patents, and only 6 (1.8%) had more than three patents. The final model revealed a chain reaction between creative self-efficacy, innova

SUBMITTER: Yang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11543858 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature