Development and psychometric evaluation of the Hospital Nurse Interpersonal Empathy Questionnaire.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to develop the Hospital Nurse Interpersonal Empathy Questionnaire (HNIEQ) and evaluate its psychometric properties.

Methods

The primary version of HNIEQ was deductively developed through reviewing the literature, and then, its face and content validity were assessed. For construct validity assessment, 250 hospital nurses were randomly selected from hospitals of Kashan, Iran. Their data were used for exploratory factor analysis. Internal consistency was assessed through Cronbach's α coefficient and questionnaire stability was assessed through test-retest intraclass correlation coefficient. Ceiling and floor effects were also assessed. Data analysis was done via the SPSS program (v. 16.0).

Results

The final version of HNIEQ contained 45 items.

SUBMITTER: Montazeri M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7424150 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature