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Psychometric Testing of Two Chinese-Version Scales on Attitudes Toward and Caregiving Behaviors for End-of-Life Patients and Families

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  • Luke Yang
  • Yung-Fang Liu
  • Huey-Fang Sun
  • Hsien-Hsien Chiang
  • Yu-Lun Tsai
  • Jen-Jiuan Liaw

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The study purpose was to examine the validities and reliabilities of the Chinese-versions Frommelt Attitudes Toward Care of the Dying Scale (Attitudes Scale) and Caregiving Behaviors Scale for End-of-Life Patients and Families (Behaviors Scale). The scales were tested in a convenience sample of 318 nurses with ≥6 months work experience at three hospitals. Cronbach’s alphas of the Attitudes and Behaviors Scales were .90 and .96, respectively. Each scale had Kaiser–Meyer–Olkin index >.85 and Bartlett’s test of sphericity >4000 ( p

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  • Luke Yang & Yung-Fang Liu & Huey-Fang Sun & Hsien-Hsien Chiang & Yu-Lun Tsai & Jen-Jiuan Liaw, 2018. "Psychometric Testing of Two Chinese-Version Scales on Attitudes Toward and Caregiving Behaviors for End-of-Life Patients and Families," Clinical Nursing Research, , vol. 27(8), pages 1017-1040, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:clnure:v:27:y:2018:i:8:p:1017-1040
    DOI: 10.1177/1054773817699931
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