Reliability and validity of the Mandarin version of the Trust in Nurses Scale

Abstract

Aims: This study aimed to translate and validate the Trust in Nurses Scale (TINS) and then test and implement the tool.

Background: Trust is the core feature of the nurse-patient relationship, and a simple and universal instrument to measure patients' trust in nurses in China is lacking.

Methods: Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses (EFA and CFA) were performed to verify structural validity. Content validity and reliability analyses were also conducted.

Results: The Cronbach's alpha of the TINS was .817, and the test-retest reliability coefficient was .852. EFA revealed two factors and explained 59.702% of the total variation. CFA proved that all the goodness-of-fit indicators were acceptable.

Conclusion: The TINS exhibited satisfactory reliability and validity, and it can be universally applied to survey Chinese patients' trust in nurses.

Implications for nursing management: The TINS can be used by nursing managers to assess patients' trust in nurses, and appropriate programmes can be developed to improve patients' trust.

Keywords: nurse; reliability; scale; trust; validity.