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Table 1 Overview of differences between available versions of HECS

From: Translating and culturally adapting the shortened version of the Hospital Ethical Climate Survey (HECS-S) – retaining or modifying validated instruments

 

Targeted population

Number of items

Labels of the scales

Nurses

Physicians

Nursing a

Versions of HECS

 Original HECS

X

  

26

Almost never true, Seldom true, Sometimes true, Often true, Almost always true

 Swedish HECS

X

  

26

Never, Almost never, Sometimes, Almost always, Always

 Modified Swedish HECS

X

X

X

13 + 4 new

Never, Almost never, Sometimes, Almost always, Always

 HECS-S

X

X

 

14

Almost never true – Almost always true

  1. a Nursing assistants