Fenizia, ElisaMarchese, ChiaraLa Spina, MilenaCoppola, LuigiRostagno, ElenaCastaing, MarineRosa Eduardo, Rosanna de laSáenz Mendía, RaquelFonte, LeonardoLongo, AntonellaRicciardi, CelesteRizzo, CatiaDi Cataldo, AndreaRusso, Giovanna2022-09-072023-07-062022Fenizia, E.; Marchese, C.; La-Spina, M.; Coppola, L.; Rostagno, E.; Castaing, M.; De-La-Rosa, R.; Saenz-Mendía, R.; Fonte, L.; Longo, A.; Ricciardi, C.; Rizzo, C.; Di-Cataldo, A.; Russo, G. (2022). Pediatric version of the nurse caring behavior scale: a cross-sectional study in pediatric hemato-oncology centers. Journal of Nursing Measurement 2,381061-374910.1891/JNM-2021-0038https://academica-e.unavarra.es/handle/2454/43962Background 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.application/pdfeng© 2022 Springer Publishing CompanyPediatricsFactor analysisAssessment toolsCancerFamily caregiversinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article2022-09-07info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess