Methods
This study used a descriptive correlational survey design. The design
aided the researchers with the quantified information regarding
attitudes of nurses and physicians in discussing the expected patients’
bills. A total of 122 nurse and physician (N = 122) from a health care
setting in Jordan were participated in this study. Participants were
identified conveniently according to their availability and eligibility.
The inclusion criteria including a reasonable clinical experience (5
years or more) and a willingness to participate. At each time of data
gathering procedure, permission and consent has been obtained from each
respondent by reiterating the purpose of this study.
Questionnaire was the main instrument in collecting the data. The
instrument was adopted from the study of 19. The
self-reported instrument consisted of 15-Likert-scale questions and
aimed to report the experiences and engagement of health care providers
toward cost communication with their patients. In this measure, items
were rated from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); higher
scores reflected more engagement with cost discussions. The scale is
valid and reliable with Cronbach’s alpha of 0.87 (Altomare et al.,
2016).