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Psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Palliative Nursing Care Quality Scale

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 January 2023

Mukadder Mollaoğlu Open the ORCID record for Mukadder Mollaoğlu [Opens in a new window]  and
Yasemin Boy Open the ORCID record for Yasemin Boy [Opens in a new window]
Mukadder Mollaoğlu*
Affiliation:
Faculty of Health Sciences, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey
Yasemin Boy
Affiliation:
Faculty of Health Sciences, Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University, Tokat, Turkey
*
Author for correspondence: Mukadder Mollaoğlu, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Sivas 58140, Turkey. Email: mukaddermollaoglu@hotmail.com
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Abstract

Objectives

Measuring tools are essential in assessing the quality of care. This study aimed to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Palliative Nursing Care Quality Scale (PNCQS-T) and the sociodemographic characteristics affecting the quality of care.

Methods

This methodological study, whose linguistic equivalence was confirmed by the translation/back translation method, was carried out with the participation of 209 nurses. Personal Information Form and PNCQS-T were used as data collection tools. Construct validity was determined by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Reliability was tested with internal consistency and item-total correlation coefficients.

Results

Adaptation results showed that the Turkish version of the scale is adequate for linguistic and content validation. The Turkish adaptation’s original scale of 20 items was reduced to 18. As in the original scale, all items were combined under a single dimension in the Turkish adaptation. Modified CFA indicated a well-fitting model. PNCQS-T explained 42.1% of the total variance. Cronbach’s alpha value was 0.92. The lowest score obtained from the scale is 18; the highest score is 90. Higher scores indicated that the palliative care provided by nurses was of good quality.

Significance of results

The Turkish version of the PNCQS-T is reliable for assessing the quality of palliative care provided by nurses in Turkey.

Keywords

Nursing carePalliative careQuality of careScale validation
Type
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Palliative & Supportive Care , Volume 22 , Issue 1 , February 2024 , pp. 88 - 95
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© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press.

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