title: Preliminary validation of a nurse-patient interaction tool.
abstract: This paper presents initial data on the development and validation of a Nurse-Patient Interaction Tool. Factor analysis of this 44-item Likert-type scale yielded two major factors, Control vs Powerlessness and Agreement with Plan. These factors showed adequate reliability and utility in assessing responses of patients to varying styles of nurse-patient interchanges in a simulated health-care setting. Further validation is necessary to explore its usefulness with various patient populations.
authors.affiliation: Boston College School of Nursing, Chestnut Hill, MA 02167.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Krouse
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Krouse
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010358:Patient Participation; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology*; D011594:Psychometrics