Validity of the French Version of the Reynolds Empathy Scale Among Intensive Care Nurses.
OBJECTIVE
Empathy is an important part of the nurse-patient relationship. The aim was to validate the French version of the Reynolds Empathy Scale (F-RES) for assessing empathy in nurses during standardized clinical simulations (SCS).


METHODS
A series of steps recommended for the translation and validation of an instrument was carried out. Then the F-RES was used to assess empathy during SCS sessions with 26 nurses.


RESULTS
The results showed good internal consistency and inter-rater reliability of the F-RES. The expert panel was satisfied with the content and face validity of the instrument. Convergent validity was confirmed using the French version of the Jefferson Scale of Patient Perceptions of Physician Empathy.


CONCLUSIONS
The F-RES has good psychometric qualities and potential for future research in French populations.
Université de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.
Émilie
É
Gosselin
Émilie
É
Paul-Savoie
Stephan
S
Lavoie
Patricia
P
Bourgault
D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D064648:Critical Care Nursing; D004645:Empathy; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D011594:Psychometrics; D011792:Quebec; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014177:Translations; D055815:Young Adult