Translation and validation of the Persian version of the caring nurse-patient interaction scale (CNPI-23)

BMC Nursing

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of patients and nurses

Variable		Frequency	Percentage
patients
Gender	Male	107	46.5
Gender	Female	123	53.5
Marital status	Married	196	85.2
Marital status	Single	34	14.8
Insurance Status	Yes	210	91.3
Insurance Status	No	20	8.7
Job	Self-employed	61	26.5
	Employee	44	19.1
	Retired	29	12.6
	Homemaker	72	31.3
	Unemployed	24	10.4
Education	Illiterate and Primary education	77	33.5
	Middle school and high school	85	37.0
	Higher education	68	29.5
Underlying disease	No disease	47	20.4
	Heart disease	28	12.2
	Lung disease	24	10.4
	Diabetes	25	10.9
	Other diseases	45	19.6
	Several underlying diseases	61	26.5
The time of onset of the disease	Less than 1 year	92	40.0
	1 to 5 years	74	32.2
	5 to 10 years	41	17.8
	More than 10 years	22	9.6
Monthly income	Less than 3 million tomans	97	42.3
	3 to 6 million tomans	46	20.0
	6 to 9 million tomans	74	32.2
	More than 9 million tomans	12	5.2
Nurses
Gender	Male	119	51.7
Gender	Female	111	48.3
Marital status	Married	160	69.6
Marital status	Single	70	30.4
Education	Bachelor’s degree	195	84.8
Education	Master’s degree	35	15.2
The level of awareness of methods of communication with the patient	Low	52	22.6
	medium	153	66.5
	High	25	10.9
Passing courses on communication with patients or teaching patients	Yes	160	69.6
	No	70	30.4

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