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ABSTRACT: Background
The Trust Me Scale is a widely used instrument to measure trust in healthcare providers. However, no Italian version of the scale exists yet, limiting its use in Italian-speaking populations. The aim of this study is to translate and validate the Trust Me Scale for use in Italian-speaking populations in nurses and nurse managers.Methods
The translation process involved methodological steps of collaborative and iterative translation with cultural adaptation. The validation process included a cross-sectional study enrolling a convenience sample of 683 nurses and 188 nurse managers who completed the Italian version of the Trust Me Scale and measures of intention to leave, satisfaction, and organizational commitment.Results
Item 5 was removed for poor factor loading, and items 11 and 13 were removed following an a priori strategy focused on deleting items with correlations between residual variables different than expected based on theoretical expectations derived from previous research. The final model fit well to sample statistics with a three-factor structure (harmony, reliability, and concern) and 13 items. A multiple-indicator multiple-cause model showed a measurement invariance between nurses and nurse coordinators. Construct validity was also supported by the evidence that the measured domains of trust align with the theoretical expectations and are related to the intention to leave, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment. Each dimension showed adequate scale reliability.Conclusions
The Italian version of the Trust Me Scale is a valid and reliable instrument to measure trust in nurses and nurse managers in Italian-speaking contexts. It can be used for research in nursing and leadership and evaluation of interventions aimed at improving trust in healthcare contexts.
SUBMITTER: Ivziku D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10137678 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ivziku Dhurata D Caruso Rosario R Lommi Marzia M Conte Gianluca G Magon Arianna A Stievano Alessandro A Rocco Gennaro G Notarnicola Ippolito I De Maria Maddalena M Gualandi Raffaella R Tartaglini Daniela D De Benedictis Anna A
Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) 20230411 8
<h4>Background</h4>The Trust Me Scale is a widely used instrument to measure trust in healthcare providers. However, no Italian version of the scale exists yet, limiting its use in Italian-speaking populations. The aim of this study is to translate and validate the Trust Me Scale for use in Italian-speaking populations in nurses and nurse managers.<h4>Methods</h4>The translation process involved methodological steps of collaborative and iterative translation with cultural adaptation. The validat ...[more]