Assessment of the Reliability of the Polish Language Version of the FATCOD-B Scale Among Nursing Students

Providing care for dying patients and their families is an important skill for the nursing profession. The attitude of persons working with a dying person plays an important role in the quality of care provided. In this context, comprehensive preparation of medical staff for care giving to dying patient is very important. No scientific research based on the Frommelt Attitudes Toward Care of the Dying Scale form B has been done in Poland. The study aimed at translations, assessments of credibility, and reliability of psychometric properties of the Polish version of the questionnaire of Frommelt Attitudes Toward Care of the Dying Scale form B (FATCOD-BP). The study included 107 students of the Nursing Department at Medical University of Warsaw. The validation was performed with the use of Cronbach's alpha coefficient, Horn's parallel analysis, Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin index, and Bartlett's sphericity test. The result of Cronbach's alpha for FATCOD-BP was a = 0.725. Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin index equaled 0.696. Bartlett's sphericity test was p < 0.001. The FATCOD-BP scale is characterized by a high index of reliability. Reciprocal correlations occur between variables introduced into the model. The FATCOD-BP scale is an appropriate research tool for conducting further studies in nurses in Poland.

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Providing care for dying patients and their families is crucial for nurses, with the attitude of medical staff playing a significant role in the quality of care provided. A study in Poland validated the reliability of the FATCOD-BP scale among nursing students, showing high reliability and suitability for further research.