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Development and psychometric testing of the Relational Care Scale.

Katherine S McGilton1, Dorothy M Pringle, Linda L O'Brien-Pallas

  • 1Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Ontario, Canada. mcgilton.kathy@torontorehab.on-ca

Journal of Nursing Measurement
|December 1, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Researchers developed and tested the Relational Care Scale (RCS) to measure nursing staff

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing
  • Gerontology
  • Healthcare Quality

Background:

  • Effective relational care is crucial for residents in nursing homes.
  • Existing measures may not adequately capture the nuances of nurse-resident interactions.
  • Assessing relational care is vital for improving patient outcomes and satisfaction.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate the self-report Relational Care Scale (RCS).
  • To provide a reliable instrument for measuring relational care provided by nursing staff to nursing home residents.
  • To facilitate research on interventions aimed at enhancing nurse-resident relational care.

Main Methods:

  • Content validity assessed by experts and literature review.
  • Pilot testing with 30 long-term care (LTC) residents for clarity and stability.

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  • Scale administered to 50 residents in an intervention study and 72 residents in a correlational study across two LTC facilities in Ontario, Canada.

    • Main Results:

    • The 6-item Relational Care Scale (RCS) demonstrated strong construct validity.
    • Positive correlations were found between RCS scores and both a Relationship Visual Analog Scale (VAS) (r = .63, p < .0001) and an observational Relational Behavior Scale (r = .42, p < .001).
    • The RCS proved to be a reliable and valid instrument for measuring relational care.

    Conclusions:

    • The Relational Care Scale (RCS) is a psychometrically sound instrument.
    • The RCS can be utilized to assess the quality of relational care in nursing homes.
    • This scale can support the evaluation of interventions designed to improve staff-provided relational care for residents.