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Article: Psychometric Evaluation of the Nurse Practitioner Satisfaction Survey (NPSS)
- Article from:
- Journal of Nursing Measurement
- Article date:
- August 1, 2009
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The purpose of this study was to identify and define underlying latent constructs within the concept of patient satisfaction with nurse practitioner delivered primary health care. The Nurse Practitioner Satisfaction Survey (NPSS), a 28-item, Likert-type, researcher developed instrument was completed by 300 clients presenting for primary health care visits in a hospital outpatient clinic. Factor analysis with promax rotation resulted in a three factor model explaining 70.77% of the variance. Eighteen items loaded on general satisfaction. Six items loaded on communication, and four items loaded on accessibility and convenience. Cronbach's alpha internal consistency reliability coefficients ...