(Springer, 2022) Fenizia, Elisa; Marchese, Chiara; La Spina, Milena; Coppola, Luigi; Rostagno, Elena; Castaing, Marine; Rosa Eduardo, Rosanna de la; Sáenz Mendía, Raquel; Fonte, Leonardo; Longo, Antonella; Ricciardi, Celeste; Rizzo, Catia; Di Cataldo, Andrea; Russo, Giovanna; Ciencias de la Salud; Osasun Zientziak
Background and purpose: Caring is an essential value in nursing, it's crucial in pediatric hemato-oncology: we tested the Nurse Caring Behavior Scale (NCBS) in this setting.
Methods: The NCBS is a 14-item validated psychometric questionnaire: caregivers and nurses adapted versions were used. Descriptive statistics and exploratory factor analysis (EFA) were used.
Results: The 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.
Conclusion: The 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.
