Development of a scale to assess children's trust in general nurses.

J Spec Pediatr Nurs

Division of Psychology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK.

Published: October 2015

AI Article Synopsis

  • The study aimed to create a scale called the Children's Trust in General Nurses Scale (CTGNS) to measure how much kids trust nurses.
  • A survey involving 128 children from the U.K. collected data on their trust in nurses and their fear of them, along with parents' observations of their children's medical visits.
  • The CTGNS demonstrated good reliability and was linked to children's trust levels and their frequency of visiting healthcare facilities, suggesting it can be used to study and improve children's trust in nurses.

Article Abstract

Purpose: Develop a Children's Trust in General Nurses Scale (CTGNS).

Design And Methods: In a cross-sectional investigation, 128 U.K. children (68 females and 60 males; mean age = 10 years and 4 months) completed the CTGNS and reported their trust in, and fear of, nurses. A total of 46 parents reported those dispositions and the frequency of their children visiting medical centres.

Results: The CTGNS showed acceptable internal consistency and factor structure. It was correlated with reported children's trust in nurses and visiting medical centres.

Practice Implications: The CTGNS will permit the investigation of children's trust in nurses and interventions to promote it.

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