Psychometric properties and latent profile analysis of the Nursing Brand Image Scale: a methodological study in the Chinese context.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To translate the U.S. version of the Nursing Brand Image Scale to Chinese (NBIS-C) and evaluate its psychometric properties when administered to a national sample of Chinese nurses, and identify nursing brand image profiles in Chinese nurses.

Design

A cross-sectional study was conducted to validate the NBIS-C among nurses in China.

Methods

The psychometric properties of the NBIS-C were tested in accordance with the COSMIN checklist. The reliability, validity, and responsiveness of the 42-item NBIS-C were examined in a national sample of 759 nurses recruited from 29 Chinese provinces. Latent Profile Analyses (LPA) were conducted to reveal nurses' perceptions of the brand image of nursing.

Results

Results of this study demonstrated acceptable validity (conte

SUBMITTER: Zhou L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9490691 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature