Psychometric evaluation of the Spanish version of the therapeutic communication scale in nursing students.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Therapeutic communication is a core component of person-centered nursing care. Despite its clinical relevance, few validated instruments exist in Spanish that objectively assess this competence in undergraduate nursing students.

Objective

This study aimed to adapt and validate the Spanish version of the Therapeutic Communication Scale in Nursing Students (TCS-NS), originally developed by Han et al. (2024), and to examine its psychometric properties in a Spanish-speaking context.

Methods

A psychometric study was conducted in two phases: (1) translation and cross-cultural adaptation following international guidelines, including expert panel review and pilot testing; and (2) psychometric evaluation with a sample of 468 nursing students. Construct validity was

SUBMITTER: Carballedo-Pulido J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12435668 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature