The Development and Validation of the Healthcare Professional Humanization Scale (HUMAS) for Nursing

María del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes, Iván Herera-Peco, María del Mar Molero Jurado, Nieves Fátima Oropesa Ruiz, Diego Ayuso-Murillo and José Jesús Gázquez Linares
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María del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
Iván Herera-Peco: Health Sciences Collegue, Alfonso X El Sabio University, 28691 Madrid, Spain
María del Mar Molero Jurado: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
Nieves Fátima Oropesa Ruiz: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
Diego Ayuso-Murillo: Consejo General de Enfermería, 28023 Madrid, Spain
José Jesús Gázquez Linares: Department of Psychology, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Providencia 7500000, Chile

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 20, 1-13

Abstract: Introduction: The approach and use of the term “humanization” is very much present in healthcare. However, instruments for measuring the concept of the humanization of care are yet to be designed and developed. Objective: The main objective of this study was to evaluate and validate the Healthcare Professional Humanization Scale (HUMAS) for nursing professionals. Method: The sample was made up of 338 adults, who were nurses working at health centers and hospitals, and aged between 22 and 56. Results: The results of the analyses confirm that the Healthcare Professional Humanization Scale (HUMAS) has an adequate construct validity and reliability, and defines the humanization of care as a multidimensional construct, made up of five factors: Affection, Self-efficacy, Emotional understanding, Optimistic disposition and Sociability. Conclusions: The new HUMAS scale may be an easily administered and coded instrument for approaching the humanization of care, not only in research, but also in practice.

Keywords: validation; scale; humanization; healthcare personnel; health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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