Abstract
The aim of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of a scale developed to measure the degree of nurse's intention to take oral care of inpatients with psychiatric disorder. The proposed nurse' intention to take oral care of inpatients with psychiatric disorder was a Likert scale comprising 42 questionnaire items. [Remark 1] self adminstratioal questionnaire were conducted with 336 participants, and factore analysis was conducted using promax rotation of principal components. A total of 13 questionnaire items were used including the first factor "training to get sociality", the second factor "prevention of oral disease in supportive relationship", the third factor "execution oral care continuously" and the forth factor "ensure the mutual safety". Cronbach's alpha coefficient for reliability was .967, which confirmed internal consistency. This scale enables individuals with psychiatric nurses' intention who take oral care to psychiatric patient who declining self care ability or inaction because of negative symptom or long term hospitalization.
