Nurse-patient interaction and self-transcendence: assets for a meaningful life in nursing home residents?

BMC Geriatrics

Table 2 Measurement models for Nurse-Patient Interaction (NPIS), Self-transcendence (ST1 and ST2) and Meaning-in-Life (PIL)

Items	Parameter	Stata Estimate^b	t-value	Bentler-Raykov squared multiple correlation^c R²
NPIS Nurse-Patient Interaction
^eNPIS3	λx3,1	0.80	24.80^a	0.64
NPIS4	λx4,1	0.73	18.16^a	0.53
NPIS5	λx5,1	0.77	21.23^a	0.58
NPIS11	λx11,1	0.79	23.79^a	0.63
NPIS13	λx13,1	0.84	28.89^a	0.70
NPIS14	λx14,1	0.52	08.90^a	0.27
ST1 Interpersonal Self-Transcendence
^fST1	λx1,2	0.56	7.64^a	0.31
ST3	λx3,2	0.56	7.94^a	0.31
ST6	λx6,2	0.72	10.81^a	0.52
ST2 Intrapersonal Self-Transcendence
ST2	λx2,3	0.54	8.89^a	0.29
ST4	λx4,3	0.87	20.32^a	0.76
ST5	λx5,3	0.82	18.49^a	0.67
PIL Meaning-in-life
^gPIL5	λy11,2	0.48	6.46^a	0.23
PIL8	λy11,2	0.49	6.51^a	0.24
PIL10	λy12,2	0.53	7.23^a	0.29
PIL18	λy11,2	0.54	7.76^a	0.30
PIL20	λy13,2	0.54	7.60^a	0.29
^dρ_cST1	^dρ_c	0.63
ρ_cST2	ρ_c	0.80
ρ_cPIL	ρ_c	0.64
ρ_cNPIS	ρ_c	0.89

^aSignificant at the 1% level. ^bCompletely Standardized Factor Loadings. ^cThe Bentler-Raykov squared multiple correlation coefficient = R². ^dComposite reliability \( \boldsymbol{\rho} c=\frac{{\left(\sum \uplambda \right)}^2}{{\left(\sum \uplambda \right)}^2+\sum \left(\uptheta \right)} \)
^eNPIS Nurse-Patient Interaction Scale item. ^fST Self-Transcendence scale item, ^gPIL Purpose-In-Life Test item. Listwise, N = 180, Missing N = 8, 17 items included

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