Construction and validation of the quality of oncology nursing care scale (QONCS)

dc.contributor.author	Χαραλάμπους, Ανδρέας	el
dc.contributor.author	Αδαμακίδου, Θεοδούλα	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-06-07T22:35:26Z
dc.date.available	2015-06-07T22:35:26Z
dc.date.issued	2015-06-08
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/15583
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
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dc.source	http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/s12912-014-0048-4.pdf	en
dc.subject	Καρκίνος
dc.subject	Ογκολογικές ρυθμίσεις
dc.subject	Ποιοτική νοσηλευτική φροντίδα
dc.subject	Επικύρωση
dc.subject	Cancer
dc.subject	Oncology setting
dc.subject	Quality nursing care
dc.subject	Validation
dc.title	Construction and validation of the quality of oncology nursing care scale (QONCS)	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Νοσηλευτική
heal.classification	Ογκολογία
heal.classification	Nursing
heal.classification	Oncology
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Νοσηλευτική
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Ογκολογία
heal.classificationURI	http://skos.um.es/unescothes/C02778
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85094724
heal.identifier.secondary	DOI: 10.1186/s12912-014-0048-4
heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας. Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2014-12-19
heal.bibliographicCitation	Charalambous, A. and Adamakidou, T. (2014) Construction and validation of the quality of oncology nursing care scale (QONCS). BMC Nursing. [Online] 13 (48). Available from: http://www.biomedcentral.com [Accessed 07/06/2015]	en
heal.abstract	Background: There is scarcity of questionnaires specifically on the quality of the nursing care provided to patients diagnosed with cancer. The available questionnaires have been developed without attributing a holistic approach to the care provided with important patient's needs remaining without assessment. The main aim was to develop a self-administered cancer specific questionnaire exploring patients' views on quality nursing care provided in oncology settings. Methods: The development of the scale proceeded through three phases. As part of the first development phase areas of concern and items of interest were identified through a literature review. The second phase included a pilot study of the QONCS and a subsequent validation phase through a multicentre study in 3 hospitals, 4 departments and 418 patients diagnosed with cancer and receiving care as inpatients. The study was designed to select items, identify dimensions, measure reliability, content and construct validity. Results: The QONCS consisted of 34 items. A factorial analysis grouped the items into five categories that define quality nursing care: a) Being supported and confirmed, b) Spiritual caring c) Sense of belonging, d) Being valued and e) Being respected. Cronbach's alpha was 0.95 for the entire questionnaire. The factor solution explained 68.53% of the variance. Conclusions: QONCS appears to measure with adequate reliability and validity the attributes of quality nursing care within the oncological settings and to patients with a variety of cancer diagnoses and at different phases of the cancer trajectory. The instrument is quick to disseminate and easy to complete, making it a suitable instrument for nursing professionals to evaluate patients' self-perceived quality of nursing care as a mean to promote the quality of the care provided in oncological settings.	en
heal.publisher	BioMed Central Ltd.	en
heal.journalName	BMC Nursing	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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