Psychometric properties of the Chinese mainland version of the Palliative Care Spiritual Care Competency Scale (PCSCCS-M) in nursing: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Spiritual care competencies are among the primary professional skills that enable best practices in nursing. Assessing these competencies and identifying those that are insufficient are important tasks. The traditional Chinese version of the Palliative Care Spiritual Care Competency Scale (PCSCCS) used in Taiwan is a well-validated tool to measure palliative caregivers' competencies in providing spiritual care. However, whether this scale is valid and reliable for use with nurses in other health-care contexts is unknown. The purpose of this study is to determine this version's validity and reliability for use with nurses in mainland China.

Methods

The PCSCCS was first converted into a simplified Chinese version (PCSCCS-M) from the traditional Chinese version used

SUBMITTER: Hu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6408799 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature