Factor Analysis of Resilience in Nurses Caring for Older Persons

Abstract

The purposes of this study were to examine components and indicators of resilience in nurses caring for older persons. The sample comprised 2 groups. Group 1, there were 12 qualified nursing experts who were selected by the purposive sampling technique. Group 2 included 301 professional nurses in medical units who were selected by the multi-stage random sampling technique. The research instrument consisted of a semi-structured interview and an online questionnaire. The content validities were between 0.6 – 1.0. The reliability of the questionnaires was 0.98. The data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics and exploratory factor analysis.

The findings were as follows. 1) The components of resilience in nurses caring for older persons included 6 components, and 62 indicators with cumulative of variance accounted for 68.63 %. The first dimension, caring attitude toward older persons comprised 9 indicators with standardized factor loading (SFL) ranking from 0.465 to 0.884. The second one, focus on spiritual and interpersonal relationships had 16 indicators with SFL ranking from 0.305 to 0.975. Thirdly, proper context to support caring for older persons consisted of 10 indicators with SFL ranking from 0.309 to 0.871. The fourth aspect, profession of whom nurses caring for older persons contained 11 indicators with SFL ranking from 0.583 to 0.744. The fifth one, good health had 6 indicators with SFL loading ranking from 0.432 to 0.873. The final one, creation of positive attitude and communication to older persons comprised 10 indicators with SFL ranking from 0.374 to 0.685.