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Quality Oncology Nursing Care Scale (QONCS):
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O QONCS-PT é uma escala de autopreenchimento traduzida e validada para o contexto português por Gomes et al. (2024), baseada no instrumento original de Charalambous e Adamakidou (2014). Tem como finalidade avaliar a perceção dos clientes sobre a qualidade dos cuidados de enfermagem em oncologia. É um instrumento adequado para aplicação em Portugal, tanto em prática clínica como em investigação. A escala é composta por 34 itens distribuídos em quatro dimensões: a) Ser Apoiado, Validado e valorizado; b) Cuidado Espiritual/Religioso; c) Sentir-se Apoiado; e d) Ser Respeitado. Utiliza um formato de resposta Likert de 5 pontos, variando de "discordo totalmente" a "concordo totalmente". A pontuação total reflete a perceção global da qualidade do cuidado, sendo que pontuações mais altas indicam uma perceção mais positiva. O QONCS-PT apresentou excelentes propriedades psicométricas, incluindo uma consistência interna global de α = 0,93. O estudo contou com uma amostra de 402 clientes de um hospital oncológico em Portugal. O modelo tetra-fatorial explica 69,8% da variância total, garantindo a validade e a confiabilidade da escala para o uso no contexto português. Este instrumento pode ser aplicado por enfermeiros, gestores de enfermagem e investigadores, contribuindo para a melhoria contínua da prática oncológica e dos resultados organizacionais e dos clientes.
Background: Quality assessment in oncology nursing care has been a growing topic in the literature, gaining relevance as oncological nursing care becomes more complex as the science progresses. However, there are no instruments that assess the perception of the quality of oncology nursing care from the point of view of patients for the Portuguese population. Thus, the cross-cultural translation and validation of the Quality of Oncology Nursing Care Scale (QONCS) was performed for the Portuguese context. This instrument allows nurses to assess patients’ self-perception of the quality of nursing care provided in an oncological setting. It also allows researchers to compare the results obtained internationally with the application of this scale. Methods: This is a methodological study, with two distinct phases: the first corresponded to the translation and cultural adaptation of the scale to the Portuguese context, and the second consisted of the psychometric validation of the QONCS, which included factor analysis and the evaluation of the psychometric properties of the instrument. We obtained responses from 402 patients from a Portuguese oncology hospital. Results: The Portuguese version of the Quality of Oncology Nursing Care Scale (QONCS_PT) consists of 34 items inserted into a tetra-factorial model, which explains a total variance of the instrument of 69.8%. A Cronbach’s alpha of 0.93 was obtained for the complete instrument. Conclusions: QONCS_PT has a competent and reliable structure. The scale’s validity was assured and can be used in the Portuguese population, as it is useful for direct care provision but also for researchers and managers.
Background: Quality assessment in oncology nursing care has been a growing topic in the literature, gaining relevance as oncological nursing care becomes more complex as the science progresses. However, there are no instruments that assess the perception of the quality of oncology nursing care from the point of view of patients for the Portuguese population. Thus, the cross-cultural translation and validation of the Quality of Oncology Nursing Care Scale (QONCS) was performed for the Portuguese context. This instrument allows nurses to assess patients’ self-perception of the quality of nursing care provided in an oncological setting. It also allows researchers to compare the results obtained internationally with the application of this scale. Methods: This is a methodological study, with two distinct phases: the first corresponded to the translation and cultural adaptation of the scale to the Portuguese context, and the second consisted of the psychometric validation of the QONCS, which included factor analysis and the evaluation of the psychometric properties of the instrument. We obtained responses from 402 patients from a Portuguese oncology hospital. Results: The Portuguese version of the Quality of Oncology Nursing Care Scale (QONCS_PT) consists of 34 items inserted into a tetra-factorial model, which explains a total variance of the instrument of 69.8%. A Cronbach’s alpha of 0.93 was obtained for the complete instrument. Conclusions: QONCS_PT has a competent and reliable structure. The scale’s validity was assured and can be used in the Portuguese population, as it is useful for direct care provision but also for researchers and managers.
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Gestão em saúde Enfermagem oncológica Qualidade da assistência à saúde Psicometria Tradução
Citation
Gomes, P., Ribeiro, S., Silva, M., Cruchinho, P., Nunes, E., Nascimento, C., & Lucas, P. (2024). Cross-Cultural Validation of the Portuguese Version of the Quality of Oncology Nursing Care Scale. Cancers, 16(5), 859. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16050859
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MDPI