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The caring dimensions inventory (CDI): content validity, reliability and scaling

R Watson1, A Lea

  • 1Department of Nursing Studies, University of Edinburgh, Scotland. R.Watson@ed.ac.uk

Journal of Advanced Nursing
|January 1, 1997
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This study validated the Caring Dimensions Inventory (CDI) for nurses. The CDI effectively measures perceptions of caring and shows scalability in large nursing samples.

Area of Science:

  • Nursing
  • Healthcare Research
  • Psychometrics

Background:

  • Caring is a complex nursing phenomenon.
  • Quantitative tools are needed to study caring in large nurse samples.
  • Existing conceptualizations and nursing taxonomies require validation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To report on the content analysis and validation of the Caring Dimensions Inventory (CDI).
  • To assess the CDI's reliability and scalability in a large nursing population.
  • To explore the relationship between CDI scores and nurse demographics.

Main Methods:

  • Content analysis of the Caring Dimensions Inventory (CDI).
  • Validation against existing caring conceptualizations, nursing taxonomy, and UK nursing publications.

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  • Administration of the CDI to 1430 qualified and student nurses in Scotland.

    • Main Results:

    • The CDI underwent content validation.
    • Internal consistency of CDI items measuring caring perceptions was established.
    • Scalability of a subset of CDI items was demonstrated.
    • The CDI scale correlated with respondent age and sex.

    Conclusions:

    • The Caring Dimensions Inventory (CDI) is a validated quantitative tool for measuring caring in nurses.
    • The CDI demonstrates internal consistency and scalability.
    • Further analysis and development of the CDI are warranted.