Abstract
Background Nurses should have humanistic qualities to identify what the patient needs with an effective care plan and meet these needs. The aim of this study is to conduct the Turkish validity and reliability study of the Humanistic Practice Ability of Nursing Scale. Methods This methodological study was carried out with 300 nurses online (e-mail, WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram) between April 02, 2021, and May 15, 2021. A questionnaire prepared via docs.google.com/forms was sent to the nurses. The scale was translated into Turkish, and then, the content and construct validity of its Turkish version was obtained through exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. The reliability of the scale was tested by performing item analysis and internal consistency analysis. Results The analysis revealed that the content validity index of the scale was 0.96. In the exploratory factor analysis performed within the scope of the Turkish adaptation of the scale, the rate of the total variance explained was 59.63%. Factor loadings of all the items ranged between 0.47 and 0.79. While Cronbach's Alpha value was 0.93 for the overall Humanistic Practice Ability of Nursing Scale, it ranged from 0.71 to 0.89 for its subscales. The exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis revealed no necessity of making any revision or modification in the scale. Therefore, the 29-item and five-dimension structure of the Humanistic Practice Ability of Nursing Scale was used in its Turkish version. Goodness-of-fit index values were obtained after the CFA was performed. Conclusion The Turkish version of the Humanistic Practice Ability of Nursing Scale can be used as a valid and reliable measurement tool to assess nurses' humanistic practice ability.
Highlights
Human beings need care provided by others in every period of their life, starting from birth. e recovery of a sick individual is based on healthcare, which is the core or even the essence of nursing [1, 2]
In the original version of the Humanistic Practice Ability of Nursing Scale (HPANS), it was found that the rate of the total variance explained was 78.2%, the eigenvalue was >1, and it consisted of 5 subscales
It was determined that as in the original version of the HPANS, its Turkish version consisted of 5 subscales and its factor structure was adequate
Summary
Human beings need care provided by others in every period of their life, starting from birth. e recovery of a sick individual is based on healthcare, which is the core or even the essence of nursing [1, 2]. Human being defined as a unique being above all else according to the humanistic view needs help in both health and illness since its existence [6]. E humanistic values include the concepts such as existence, humanism, getting to know, understanding, empathizing and caring people, and individualistic approach. E aim of this study is to conduct the Turkish validity and reliability study of the Humanistic Practice Ability of Nursing Scale. E scale was translated into Turkish, and the content and construct validity of its Turkish version was obtained through exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. While Cronbach’s Alpha value was 0.93 for the overall Humanistic Practice Ability of Nursing Scale, it ranged from 0.71 to 0.89 for its subscales. Erefore, the 29-item and five-dimension structure of the Humanistic Practice Ability of Nursing Scale was used in its Turkish version. Conclusion. e Turkish version of the Humanistic Practice Ability of Nursing Scale can be used as a valid and reliable measurement tool to assess nurses’ humanistic practice ability
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