Developing and validating the nurse-patient relationship scale (NPRS) in China

Feng, Yajie; Liu, Chaojie; Tao, Siyi; Wang, Chen; Zhang, Huanyu; Liu, Xinru; Liu, Zhaoyue; Liu, Wei; Zhao, Juan; Zou, Dandan; Liu, Zhixin; Liu, Junping; Wang, Nan; Wu, Lin; Wu, Qunhong; Hao, Yanhua; Xu, Weilan; Liang, Libo

doi:10.26181/26801410.v1

Developing and validating the nurse-patient relationship scale (NPRS) in China

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posted on 2024-08-22, 01:04 authored by Yajie Feng, Chaojie LiuChaojie Liu, Siyi Tao, Chen Wang, Huanyu Zhang, Xinru Liu, Zhaoyue Liu, Wei Liu, Juan Zhao, Dandan Zou, Zhixin Liu, Junping Liu, Nan Wang, Lin Wu, Qunhong Wu, Yanhua HaoYanhua Hao, Weilan Xu, Libo Liang

Background: Poor nurse-patient relationship poses an obstacle to care delivery, jeopardizing patient experience and patient care outcomes. Measuring nurse-patient relationship is challenging given its multi-dimensional nature and a lack of well-established scales. Purpose: This study aimed to develop a multi-dimensional scale measuring nurse-patient relationship in China. Methods: A preliminary scale was constructed based on the existing literature and Delphi consultations with 12 nursing experts. The face validity of the scale was tested through a survey of 45 clinical nurses. This was followed by a validation study on 620 clinical nurses. Cronbach’s α, content validity and known-group validity of the scale were assessed. The study sample was further divided into two for Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), respectively, to assess the construct validity of the scale. Results: The Nurse-Patient Relationship Scale (NPRS) containing 23 items was developed and validated, measuring five dimensions: nursing behavior, nurse understanding and respect for patient, patient misunderstanding and mistrust in nurse, communication with patient, and interaction with patient. The Cronbach’s α of the NPRS ranged from 0.725 to 0.932, indicating high internal consistency. The CFA showed excellent fitness of data into the five-factor structure: χ2/df = 2.431, GFI = 0.933, TLI = 0.923, CFI = 0.939, IFI = 0.923, RMSEA = 0.070. Good content and construct validity are demonstrated through expert consensus and psychometric tests. Conclusion: The NPRS is a valid tool measuring nurse-patient relationship in China.

Funding

This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (71673073 and 71974049).

History

Publication Date

2024-04-22

Journal

BMC Nursing

Volume

23

Article Number

255

Pagination

12p.

Publisher

Springer Nature

ISSN

1472-6955

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