title: [A Validation Study of the Korean Version of the Jefferson Empathy Scale for Health Professionals for Korean Nurses].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To validate the Korean Version of the Jefferson Empathy Scale for Health professionals (K-JSE-HP) in a sample of Korean nurses.
  
  
  METHODS
  Internal consistency reliability, construct and criterion validity were calculated using SPSS (22.0) and AMOS (22.0). Data were collected from 253 nurses (230 women, 23 men) working at one university hospital in Seoul, South Korea.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The Korean version of JSE-HP showed reliable internal consistency with Cronbach's alpha for the total scale of .89, and .74~.84 for subscales. The model of three subscales for the K-JSE-HP was validated by confirmatory factor analysis (χ²=864.60, Q=6.55, p<.001, CFI=.94, NNFI=.92). Criterion validity compared to the Interpersonal Reaction Index (IRI) showed significant correlation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The findings of this study demonstrate that the Korean JSE-HP shows satisfactory construct and criterion validity and reliability. It is a useful tool to measure Korean nurses' empathy.
authors.affiliation: Seoul National University Hospital·College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hye Ran
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing·The Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. ksbang@snu.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Kyung Sook
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Bang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D044466:Asian People; D004645:Empathy; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D056910:Republic of Korea; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014175:Translating
keywords: Empathy; Nurses; Reliability and validity; Surveys and questionnaires