Validity and Reliability of the Korean Version of the Watson Caritas Patient Score

Abstract

Background The increasing use of information technology in healthcare settings has reduced human contact with healthcare providers and is hampering human-centered intrinsic nursing work associated with patient discomfort, emotional distress, and desire. The caring attitude of nurses affects patient compliance with medication instructions as well as the promotion of health behaviors and patient satisfaction. Purpose This study was designed to develop a Korean version of the Watson Caritas Patient Score (WCPS) developed by Watson and then verify its reliability and validity. Methods This was a methodological study. Data were collected from 240 patients in wards of the departments of internal medicine and surgery of a general hospital with more than 500 beds in Kunsan City between May 1 and June 8, 2017. Exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were used to verify the construct validity and model fit. The Patient Perception of Hospital Experience with Nursing was used to confirm convergence validity. Data were analyzed using descriptive analysis, Cronbach's alpha, factor analysis, and Pearson's product–moment correlation analysis. Results The internal consistency of the Korean version of the WCPS assessed using Cronbach's alpha was .94. The content validity index for each of the five items was 1.0. The communality ranged from .75 to .87, and the overall model fit was good. In addition, the average variance extracted was .61, the composite reliability was .89, and the convergent validity was .72 (p < .001). Conclusions/Implications for Practice The original English version and the Korean version of the WCPS both address a single factor, which confirmed the reliability and good fit of the model and showed both convergent and criterion-related validity. The Korean version of the WCPS is expected to contribute to improving the quality of nursing care in Korea by providing a simple scale that assesses patient perceptions of nursing care easily and accurately.

Translation, Adaptation, and Validation of the L’Échelle d’Interactions Infirmière-Patient-23 for the Portuguese Culture: The Multidimensional Nature of Nursing Care

“…Furthermore, the invariance of the three-factor model confirmed its stability. The internal consistency values found in the three-factor model of our study (α = 0.864) is lower than the values found by Cossette et al [13] (α = 0.82), Im et al [15] (α = 0.95), Calong et al [16] (α = 0.94), and Jiang et al [14] (α = 0.97); it is the same found by Atar & Aşti [22] (α = 0.79). However, the items from each component differ when compared to the studies from other countries.…”

“…However, the items from each component differ when compared to the studies from other countries. In the Chinese version by Jiang et al [14] and Korean by Im et al [15], the number of participants was higher than in our version of our study, this difference being enough to improve internal consistency. Regarding the analysis of the Portuguese version, it can be said that the measure showed good levels of internal consistency in the global dimensions and in the dimensions considered.…”

“…The EIIP-23 was projected to evaluate, specifically, nurses, in many clinical fields (including intensive care units and hospitalization units). There are four studies involving its translation and validation into Chinese [14], Korean [15], Filipino [16], and Arabic [17].…”

Psychometric properties of the Korean version of ComOn coaching for oncology nurses

“…To test criterion validity, we examined nurses' caring attitude using the Korean version of the Watson Caritas Patient Score ® (WCPS), developed by Watson (Invoice: 2105-3582-4189-6499). 3 The instrument contains five critical questions that assess authentic human caring practices. While the content validity and overall model fit of the Korean version of the WCPS were good, 3 the items were modified for nurses in this study.…”

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