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  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • The Trust in Nurses Scale (TNS) is a validated instrument for measuring patient trust.
  • Previous translations and assessments have been conducted globally.
  • Accurate measurement of patient trust is crucial for understanding the nurse-patient relationship.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the psychometric characteristics of the Italian version of the Trust in Nurses Scale (TNS).
  • To evaluate the reliability and validity of the Italian TNS in a hospitalised patient population.

Main Methods:

  • Forward-backward translation methodology was used to create the Italian TNS.
  • A convenience sample of 200 hospitalised patients completed the scale.
  • Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and Cronbach's alpha were employed to assess construct validity and internal consistency, comparing 4-item and 5-item versions.

Main Results:

  • The 4-item Italian TNS demonstrated superior construct validity compared to the 5-item version.
  • Internal consistency reliability was higher for the 4-item TNS (0.83) than the 5-item version (0.79).

Conclusions:

  • The Italian version of the TNS exhibits acceptable reliability and validity for assessing patient trust in nurses.
  • This validated scale can be utilized across various hospital settings to measure patient trust, a critical component of nursing care.
  • Wider use of the validated Italian TNS can contribute to increased evidence on the importance of trust in nursing for patient outcomes.