Abstract

AYALA-VALENZUELA, Ricardo; CALVO-GIL, María Julia; TORRES-ANDRADE, María Cristina  and  KOCH-EWERTZ, Tomás. Evidences for Watson phylosophy: Preliminary version of the Caring Behaviors Assessment in Chile. Rev Cubana Enfermer [online]. 2010, vol.26, n.1, pp.42-51. ISSN 0864-0319.

The aim of present paper is to show the partial results of the “The value of to care” conducted by authors during 2009. Thus, it is possible to offer a preliminary version of the Caring Behaviors Assessment scale in Spanish language to allow obtaining specific evidences of the meaning of life care of persons. This instrument contains empiric indicators reflecting the factors of human care proposed by Watson. The procedure carried out for translation and its subsequent screening. This article concluded at achieve a fitting version of the instrument to be understandable by the Chilean Spanish-speaking and thus it is necessary to assess its reliability, validity and stability as following stage.

Keywords : Behaviors related to care; Human Care theory; care; Nursing care.

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