Developing and testing the patient-centred innovation questionnaire for hospital nurses

Area of Science:

• Nursing Science
• Healthcare Innovation
• Patient-Centred Care

Background:

• Patient-centred care is a key strategy for healthcare quality improvement.
• It is recognized as fundamental for fostering innovation in healthcare settings.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop and validate the patient-centred innovation questionnaire specifically for hospital nurses.
• To establish the reliability and validity of this new instrument.

Main Methods:

• A cross-sectional study involving 596 hospital nurses in Taiwan.
• Data collection through a pilot and main study, utilizing reliability analysis, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis.
• Criterion-related validity was assessed using the nurse innovation scale.

Main Results:

• A five-dimension patient-centred innovation questionnaire was developed: access/practicability, co-ordination/communication, power/responsibility sharing, care continuity, and family/person focus.
• Reliability for each dimension ranged from 0.89 to 0.98, with acceptable convergent and discriminant validity.
• A significant positive correlation was found between the new questionnaire and the nurse innovation scale.

Conclusions:

• The patient-centred innovation questionnaire possesses a strong theoretical foundation, adequate reliability, and robust construct and criterion-related validity.
• This questionnaire serves as a valuable tool for assessing patient-centred care implementation and supporting nurse innovation management.