title: Development of an instrument to measure caring behaviors in nursing students in Taiwan.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to develop a culturally sensitive instrument to measure caring behaviors in nursing students in Taiwan from the patient perspective. The study, involving expert assessment of content validity and face validity, a first test (n = 196), and a second test (n = 192) in medical-surgical patients, and the generation of descriptive statistics, resulted in a 28-item questionnaire, the caring behavior measurement (CBM). The findings suggest the CBM is a valid and reliable assessment tool of caring behaviors in students and practicing professional nurses, as well as offering a descriptive answer to "what is caring in nursing in Taiwan".
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Junior College, Fooyin University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. jhsieh@mail.fy.edu.tw
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lee-Hsieh
authors.forename: Chien-Lin
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Kuo
authors.forename: Hung-Fu
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Tseng
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Turton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D004645:Empathy; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D011594:Psychometrics; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D013624:Taiwan