The reliability and validity of the Chinese version of Families′ Importance in Nursing Care -Nurses Attitudes / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To translate the English version of Families′ Importance in Nursing Care-Nurses Attitudes Scale (FINC-NA) into Chinese,and test the reliability and validity of the scale for initially establishing a Chinese version of FINC-NA.Methods:A total of 661 clinical nurses were tested from Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital using the Chinese version of FINC-NA which was developed through the process of translation,back-translation and cultural adaptation to verify its reliability and validity according to Brislin model.Results:The Chinese version of FINC-NA was extracted for 4 factors by the factor analysis using the maximum orthogonal rotation,the cumulative contribution rate was 61.480%. Cronbach alpha coefficient for the overall scale was 0.918, the split-half reliability coefficient was 0.858.Conclusions:The Chinese version of of FINC-NA has been proved to be reliable and valid which can be used to objectively evaluate the nurses′ attitudes toward families′ importance in nursing care in China.