| Psychometric properties of a Chinese version of the Jefferson Scale of Empathy-Health Profession Students. | |
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PMID: 23205565 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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ACCESSIBLE SUMMARY: ● Empathy is considered as an integral component of the therapeutic nurse-patient relationship. ● Valid and reliable Chinese instruments to assess nursing students' empathy are scarce. ● This study evaluates psychometric properties of a Chinese version of the Jefferson Scale of Empathy-Health Profession Students among Taiwanese undergraduate nursing students. ● A Chinese version of the Jefferson Scale of Empathy-Health Profession Students is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing the degree of empathy in undergraduate nursing students. ABSTRACT: Empathy is central to a therapeutic nurse-patient relationship. Valid and reliable Chinese instruments to assess nursing students' empathy are lacking. The aim of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of a Chinese version of the Jefferson Scale of Empathy-Health Profession Students (C-JSE-HPS) among Taiwanese undergraduate nursing students. A convenience sample of 613 Taiwanese nursing students participated in the study. Content validity, construct validity, internal consistency reliability and test-retest reliability were examined. Content validity was confirmed by a content validity index of 0.89. Factor analysis yielded three components of perspective taking, compassionate care and standing in the patient's shoes, explaining 57.14% of total variance. Women scored higher on empathy than men. Also, students who were enrolled in the 4-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) indicated greater empathy degrees than those in the 2-year Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN-to-BSN). Cronbach's alpha coefficient and the test-retest reliability were 0.93 and 0.92 respectively. A C-JSE-HPS demonstrated satisfactory psychometric properties to measure empathy of undergraduate nursing students. Educators may use this instrument to assess empathic qualities among students and design effective empathy-oriented nursing curricula to improve the quality of nursing care. |
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C-Y Hsiao; Y-F Tsai; Y-C Kao |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-12-4 |
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Title: Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing Volume: - ISSN: 1365-2850 ISO Abbreviation: J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs Publication Date: 2012 Dec |
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Created Date: 2012-12-4 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9439514 Medline TA: J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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© 2012 Blackwell Publishing. |
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College of Nursing, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung. |
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