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Chinese Journal of Nursing Education ›› 2022, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (12): 1109-1113.doi: 10.3761/j.issn.1672-9234.2022.12.011

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Nurses’ Hospice Knowledge Scale:development,reliability and validity

SHEN Yang(),LI Xiaohan()   

  • Received:2022-03-23 Online:2022-12-15 Published:2022-12-23
  • Contact: Xiaohan LI E-mail:2992094229@qq.com;xhli@cmu.edu.cn

Abstract:

Objective To develop the Nurses’ Hospice Knowledge Scale and to test its reliability and validity. Methods The scale was developed through literature review,experts consultation and Delphi method. The cluster sampling was adopted to recruit 335 nurses in tumor ward,ICU and hospice care specialized ward of Shenyang hospital. Eight experts were invited to evaluate the content validity of the scale. Results The Nurses’ Hospice Knowledge Scale had 7 dimensions and 34 items. The Cronbach’s α of the total table was 0.947,and the content validity index was 0.92. A total of 7 common factors were extracted by exploratory factor analysis,and the cumulative variance contribution rate was 85.04%. Conclusion The Nurses’ Hospice Knowledge Scale has good reliability and validity and can be used to measure nurses’ hospice knowledge level.

Key words: Palliative Care, Nurses, Knowledge, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Reliability, Validity