Development of Paediatric-Friendly Care Assessment Scale in Emergency Department: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To validate the psychometric properties of the Paediatric-Friendly Care Assessment Scale in the Emergency Department (PFCAS-ED) among clinical nurses.

Design

A cross-sectional study.

Methods

A total of 463 emergency nurses participated in the study between May and September 2023. The participants were randomly divided into two groups to assess the psychometric properties of the PFCAS-ED, including its reliability, construct validity, convergent validity, discriminant validity, and criterion-related validity.

Results

Exploratory factor analysis on data from the first group revealed six components of the PFCAS-ED: paediatric/adolescent timely care and resources, child protection mechanisms and safety, paediatric emergency care competency training and practice

SUBMITTER: Chen YJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12489429 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature