title: Quantifying patient engagement with nurses: validation of a scale with AIDS patients.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to develop and test a measure of patient engagement with nurses, which is a quantifiable outcome of nurse-patient encounters. This measure, based on verbatim patient statements, was tested with a multi-site sample of 162 hospitalized patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Although developed and tested with acutely ill AIDS patients, the scales are not AIDS specific and hold promise as a general measure of the outcomes of nurse-patient encounters in other acute and chronic illnesses.
authors.affiliation: VA Palo Alto Health Care System, CA, USA.
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kemppainen
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: K N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Weiner
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Holzemer
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D016002:Discriminant Analysis; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*