Measuring Quality of Care: A Rasch Validity Analysis of the Good Nursing Care Scale
Kottorp A; Leino-Kilpi H; Stolt M; Katajisto J
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2021042826918
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BACKGROUND:
Patient-centeredness is emphasized
in both health policies and practice, calling for reliable instruments
for the evaluation of the quality of nursing care.
PURPOSE:
The
purpose was to analyze the psychometric properties of the Good Nursing
Care Scale (GNCS) in a sample of surgical patients and nurses.
METHODS:
An
explorative cross-sectional study design was used. Data were collected
with the 40-item GNCS from surgical patients (n = 476) and nurses (n =
167) in Finland. The data were analyzed with Rasch analysis.
RESULTS:
The
GNCS provided evidence of unidimensionality with acceptable
goodness-of-fit to the Rasch model in both samples. Person-separation
validity was acceptable. Person misfit was reasonable. The
Rasch-equivalent Cronbach α was 0.81 (patient data) and 0.88 (nurse
data).
CONCLUSIONS:
The findings support that the GNCS is
a psychometrically sound instrument that can be used in measuring the
quality of nursing care, from the perspective of both patients and
nurses.
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