Development of a Reliable and Valid Questionnaire to Measure the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of Nurses Caring for Traumatic Brain Injury Patients with Cognitive–Social Communication Deficits

Background: Nurses are in the critical position of effectively communicating with patients with traumatic brain injury and their families.

Aim: The aims of this study were to develop and test the reliability and validity of a questionnaire to determine nurses’ knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors on the cognitive–social communication skills of patients with traumatic brain injury.

Methods: Eighty-three nurses participated in this cross-sectional pilot study. Reliability–validity analyses were carried out using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis.

Results: Exploratory–confirmatory factor analysis results were above the cutoff levels for the 3 subdimensions. The reliability coefficients were reported to be high. Responses were positively distributed among the 3 subdimensions.

Conclusion: The questionnaire was found to be reliable and valid. Results indicate that rehabilitation nurses’ behaviors support cognitive and social communication in their routine interactions with traumatic brain injury patients.