Design and Validation of the INCUE Questionnaire: Assessment of Primary Healthcare Nurses' Basic Training Needs in Palliative Care.

ABSTRACT: Many instruments have been created to measure knowledge and attitudes in palliative care. However, not only is it important to acquire knowledge, but also that this knowledge should reach patients and their relatives through application in clinical practice. This study aimed to develop and psychometrically test the INCUE questionnaire (Investigación Cuidados Enfermeros/Investigation into Nurses' Care Understanding of End-of-Life) to assess the basic training needs of primary or home healthcare nurses in palliative care. A questionnaire was developed based on the classical theory of tests and factor analysis models. Initially, 18 experts developed 67 items in two blocks and determined content validity by two rounds of expert panels. Exploratory factor analysis and reliability testing were c

SUBMITTER: Garcia-Salvador I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8535240 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature