Validation of Polish version of the Basel Extent of Rationing of Nursing Care revised questionnaire.

ABSTRACT: Development of simple, valid and reliable instruments to determine nursing care rationing is a subject of ongoing research. One such instrument, which is gaining popularity worldwide and has significant research applicability, is the Basel Extent of Rationing of Nursing Care (BERNCA) and its revised version, the BERNCA-R. The aim of this study was to translate and adapt the BERNCA-R into a Polish-language version and to assess its reliability and validity in evaluating the level of implicit rationing of nursing care in Poland. Standard methodological requirements were followed during translation and cultural adaptation of the English version of the BERNCA-R questionnaire into Polish. The cross-sectional validation study was conducted between May and September 2017, which included 175 nurse

SUBMITTER: Uchmanowicz I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6426176 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature