the ProCompNurse Consortium2025-11-202025-11-202022-11-20the ProCompNurse Consortium 2022, 'Psychometric testing of the facilitative student–patient relationship scale within six EUROPEAN countries', Nursing Open. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.14852054-105869087626325fc484-73bd-449f-b9d2-3e22c76c49e985142375936unpaywall: 10.1002/nop2.1485https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/6983Funding Information: This study was funded by the Academy of Finland (Decision 28.4.2017; no. 310145 for the period 9/2017–12/2021). The Academy of Finland had no involvement in the conduct of the research or preparation of the article. Publisher Copyright: © 2022 The Authors. Nursing Open published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.Aim: The aim of the study was to test the psychometric properties of the Facilitative Student–Patient Relationship (FSPR) Scale in clinical practicum in hospital settings within six European countries. Design: A multi-country, cross-sectional survey design was applied. Methods: A convenience sample of graduating nursing students (N = 1,796) completed the FSPR Scale. Psychometric testing was carried out through explorative factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. Internal consistency was assessed using Cronbach's alpha. Results: Both validity and reliability of the scale were confirmed. The explorative factor analysis yielded a two-factor construct explaining 47.7% of the total variance, identifying two sub-scales: caring relationship and learning relationship. Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the two-factor structure. The Cronbach alpha coefficients (0.8–0.9) indicated acceptable reliability of the scale.686744eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessclinicaleducationnursingpsychometricstudentsstudent–patient relationshipsurveysGeneral Nursing/dk/atira/pure/researchoutput/researchoutputtypes/contributiontojournal/article10.1002/nop2.1485