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Psychometric testing of the facilitative student-patient relationship scale within six EUROPEAN countries

Nurs Open. 2022 Nov 20. doi: 10.1002/nop2.1485. Online ahead of print.

ABSTRACT

AIM: The aim of the study was to test the psychometric properties of the Facilitative Student-Patient Relationship (FSPR) Scale in clinical practicum in hospital settings within six European countries.

DESIGN: A multi-country, cross-sectional survey design was applied.

METHODS: A convenience sample of graduating nursing students (N = 1,796) completed the FSPR Scale. Psychometric testing was carried out through explorative factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. Internal consistency was assessed using Cronbach’s alpha.

RESULTS: Both validity and reliability of the scale were confirmed. The explorative factor analysis yielded a two-factor construct explaining 47.7% of the total variance, identifying two sub-scales: caring relationship and learning relationship. Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the two-factor structure. The Cronbach alpha coefficients (0.8-0.9) indicated acceptable reliability of the scale.

PMID:36404294 | DOI:10.1002/nop2.1485

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