1. Pediatric Version of the Nurse Caring Behavior Scale: A Cross-Sectional Study in Pediatric Hemato-Oncology Centers
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Fenizia, Elisa, Marchese, Chiara, La Spina, Milena, Coppola, Luigi, Rostagno, Elena, Castaing, Marine, 0000-0001-8367-7508, 0000-0002-9842-6688, Fonte, Leonardo, Longo, Antonella, Ricciardi, Celeste, Rizzo, Catia, Di Cataldo, Andrea, Russo, Giovanna, Universidad Pública de Navarra. Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, and Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa. Osasun Zientziak Saila
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pediatrics ,assessment tools ,cancer ,factor analysis ,General Medicine ,family caregivers ,General Nursing - Abstract
Background and PurposeCaring is an essential value in nursing, it’s crucial in pediatric hemato-oncology: we tested the Nurse Caring Behavior Scale (NCBS) in this setting.MethodsThe NCBS is a 14-item validated psychometric questionnaire: caregivers and nurses adapted versions were used. Descriptive statistics and exploratory factor analysis (EFA) were used.ResultsThe questionnaires were completed by 188 caregivers and 193 nurses. The two data sets were suitable for EFA and fitted with one-solution factor analysis; factor loading showed values >0.40 (>0.60 for caregivers). The mean scores were: 4.5 (range: 1–5) for caregivers and 4.7 (range: 1–5) for nurses.ConclusionThe two validated versions can be used on a wider nurses and caregivers sample and provide an instrument for the development of nursing protocols based on caring.
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- 2022