Table 3.
Nursing presence scale (final version) and Item weight
| Dimens | Items | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Secondary values | Item weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The ratio of the variance of each factor to the total variance | |||||||
| 20.398 | 12.322 | 7.015 | 4.300 | ||||
| Participation and assistance | 1. I can get help from her/him to clear up my ambiguities. | 943/0 | 19.235 | 4.664 | |||
| 2. Teaches me some skills to be able to take care of myself. | 933/0 | 19.031 | 4.615 | ||||
| 3. Explains what she wants to do for me. | 0.930 | 18.970 | 4.600 | ||||
| 4. Helps me to have the right expectations of my health | 0.917 | 18.704 | 4.536 | ||||
| 5. Recounts my strengths and my conditions. | 0.910 | 18.562 | 4.501 | ||||
| 6. Understands my feelings, emotions and worries | 0.899 | 18.337 | 4.447 | ||||
| 7. Explains the content to me in a way that is understandable | 0.879 | 17.929 | 4.348 | ||||
| 8. Encourages me to be confident on myself | 0.861 | 17.652 | 4.280 | ||||
| 9. In addition to the results of tests and diagnostic methods, she/he also pays attention to my own experience of the disease | 0.851 | 17.358 | 4.209 | ||||
| 10. Makes communication with the patient a priority. | 0.842 | 17.175 | 4.165 | ||||
| 11. Answers my questions honestly | 0.832 | 16.971 | 4.115 | ||||
| 12. In addition to physical care, she/he pays attention to my mental psychological needs. | 0.830 | 16.930 | 4.105 | ||||
| 13. Performs his/her tasks skillfully. | 0.782 | 15.951 | 3.868 | ||||
| 14. In caring, she/he also uses her/his experience in addition to having knowledge. | 0.705 | 14.380 | 3.487 | ||||
| Conscious focus and receptive encounter | 15. Treats me with courtesy and respect (and in dignity a human being). | 0.956 | 11.779 | 2.856 | |||
| 16. When she/he talks to me, she/he pays attention to me (and listens well) | 0.950 | 11.705 | 2.838 | ||||
| 17. treats all patients equally and fairly, regardless of income level or occupation and position | 0.949 | 11.693 | 2.835 | ||||
| 18. Behaves compassionately | 0.939 | 11.570 | 2.805 | ||||
| 19. She/he is affable | 0.923 | 11.373 | 2.758 | ||||
| 20. She/he treats me friendly. | 0.900 | 11.089 | 2.689 | ||||
| 21. In the ward, he/she call me by my name, not by the bed or room number. | 0.864 | 10.646 | 2.851 | ||||
| 22. She/he reminds me that will be with me if needed. | 0.786 | 9.685 | 2.348 | ||||
| 23. I can easily express my concerns and wishes to her/him. | 0.733 | 9.032 | 2.190 | ||||
| 24. She/he can communicate with all patients with different conditions | 0.692 | 8.526 | 2.067 | ||||
| 25. See in her/him the desire to share my problems with her/him | 0.956 | 6.439 | 1.561 | ||||
| Monitoring and accountability | 26. Tries to solve my problems as much as possible | 0.918 | 6.376 | 1.546 | |||
| 27. Is committed to her/his work and is responsible. | 0.909 | 6.348 | 1.539 | ||||
| 28. Provides the necessary bases for performing religious duties or rituals and festivals. | 0.905 | 6.159 | 1.493 | ||||
| 29. She/he knows all aspects of my illness | 0.878 | 6.138 | 1.488 | ||||
| 30. She/he takes my worries serious | 0.875 | 5.338 | 1.294 | ||||
| 31. I feel she/he is available whenever I need | 0.761 | 4.994 | 1.211 | ||||
| Coordination in care | 32. My relationship with my nurse is reciprocal. | 0.873 | 3.753 | 0.910 | |||
| 33. Keep me informed of decisions for treatment or suggestions. | 0.847 | 3.642 | 0.883 | ||||
| 34. Tells me my specific information | 0.833 | 3.581 | 0.868 | ||||
| 35. Explains the purpose and future plans. | 0.707 | 3.040 | 0.837 | ||||
| 36. There is good cooperation between the nurse and me. | 0.639 | 2.247 | 0.544 | ||||
| Total secondary values | 412.338 | ||||||