• Int J Nurs Stud · Sep 2011

    An instrument to assess nurses' and care assistants' self-efficacy to provide a palliative approach to older people in residential aged care: a validation study.

    • Jane Phillips, Yenna Salamonson, and Patricia M Davidson.
    • Palliative Nursing, School of Nursing, Sydney, The University of Notre Dame, Australia. jphillips@stvincents.com.au
    • Int J Nurs Stud. 2011 Sep 1; 48 (9): 1096-100.

    ObjectiveThis study investigated the psychometric properties of the 'Palliative care self-efficacy scale', an instrument designed to assess clinicians' degree of confidence in engaging in patient and family interactions at the end-of-life.DesignThe instrument was administered to 405 aged care professionals employed in nine aged care facilities. Exploratory factor analysis and internal consistency statistics were undertaken.ResultsA two-factor solution of the 'Palliative care self-efficacy scale' was extracted with factor loadings above the 0.4 cutoff. Cronbach's alpha of the scale and subscales ranged from 0.87 to 0.92. The 'Palliative care self-efficacy scale' demonstrates good validity and reliability.ConclusionsThe 'Palliative care self-efficacy scale' can be a useful tool in assessing and monitoring clinicians' perceived capacity to provide a palliative approach. Further evaluation in other samples and settings is required.Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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