Table 3 The results of exploratory factor analysis for the patients’ scale

Clinical care

1- The nurse knows how to perform care measures (for example, intravenous injection, dressing, etc.).

0.180

0.789

0.399

0.059

2- The nurse knows how to work with specialized equipment (for example, working with infusion pumps, monitors, etc.).

0.168

0.841

0.263

0.112

3- The nurse examines the effect of prescription drugs on the improvement of symptoms (for example, nausea, pain, constipation, anxiety, etc.).

0.143

0.759

0.256

0.129

4- The nurse teaches me the methods of prevention as well as eliminating the side effects of drugs or treatment methods.

0.224

0.767

0.212

0.240

5- The nurse knows what to do in situations where they must act quickly.

0.255

0.755

0.249

0.309

Relational care

6- The nurse helps me in care that I cannot do by myself.

0.342

0.533

0.330

0.553

7- The nurse showed their ability and skill in interacting with me.

0.395

0.420

0.395

0.644

8- The nurse closely examined my health condition (performed nursing care).

0.422

0.469

0.340

0.527

9- The nurse gave me the opportunity to take care of myself.

0.32

0.498

0.374

0.516

Humanistic care

10- The nurse helped me to be more careful about my health in my life.

0.735

0.240

0.278

0.300

11- The nurse helped me to discover the importance of health in life.

0.856

0.1668

0.191

0.234

12- The nurse helped me to choose what I want my relatives to bring me.

0.863

0.194

0.258

0.160

13- The nurse helped me to discover the meaning I gave to my health condition

0.920

0.186

0.181

0.119

14- The nurse helped me to identify effective solutions to problems.

0.860

0.175

0.304

0.132

15- The nurse helped me to look at health-related issues from other angles.

0.829

0.0227

0.343

0.038

16- The nurse helped me to try to identify the consequences of behaviors that affect my health.

0.810

0.195

0.334

0.231

Comforting care

17- By considering me as a complete person, the nurse showed that they are interested in solving my health problem.

0.493

0.321

0.579

0.217

18- The nurse gave me hope whenever they could.

0.406

0.255

0.619

0.354

19- The nurse cared about my efforts in self-care and recovery

0.401

0.238

0.631

0.352

20- The nurse accepted me and did not reject me.

0.369

0.294

0.681

0.189

21- The nurse respected my privacy (for example, they did not expose me to others for no reason).

0.310

0.381

0.757

0.0115

22- The nurse considered my basic needs (e.g. sleeping, hygiene, etc.).

0.258

0.382

0.775

0.183

23- The nurse performed treatment and gave me medications according to the schedule.

0.286

0.389

0.811

0.122

Expressed cumulative variance

0.289

0.508

0.719

0.810