BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The extent to which nurses feel comfortable about the use of touch may affect the frequency and quality of nursing touch-based interventions. No valid instrument exists to assess nurses' feelings of comfort with touch. In this study, the nurses' scale was developed and preliminary validated. METHODS: Items were generated through semistructured interviews. After testing the content validity with a team of experts, the psychometric properties were tested with a sample of 451 nurses. RESULTS: Explorative factor analysis yielded a five-factor solution, which was supported by confirmatory factor analysis. Examination of concurrent validity revealed that comfort with touch was correlated with positive affective states and emotional self-efficacy. CONCLUSION: Future directions and implications for nursing research, education, and practice are discussed.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The extent to which nurses feel comfortable about the use of touch may affect the frequency and quality of nursing touch-based interventions. No valid instrument exists to assess nurses' feelings of comfort with touch. In this study, the nurses' scale was developed and preliminary validated. METHODS: Items were generated through semistructured interviews. After testing the content validity with a team of experts, the psychometric properties were tested with a sample of 451 nurses. RESULTS: Explorative factor analysis yielded a five-factor solution, which was supported by confirmatory factor analysis. Examination of concurrent validity revealed that comfort with touch was correlated with positive affective states and emotional self-efficacy. CONCLUSION: Future directions and implications for nursing research, education, and practice are discussed.
Authors: Lone Jørgensen; Birgith Pedersen; Birgitte Lerbæk; Helle Haslund-Thomsen; Charlotte Brun Thorup; Maja Thomsen Albrechtsen; Sara Jacobsen; Marie Germund Nielsen; Kathrine Hoffmann Kusk; Britt Laugesen; Siri Lygum Voldbjerg; Mette Grønkjær; Karin Bundgaard Journal: Nord J Nurs Res Date: 2022-06