Handover Evaluation Scale items’ corresponding factors and summary of model fit indices
| Items | Original model (O’Connell et al25) | Model 2 (Bergs et al19) | New model |
| The information that I receive is up to date | Quality of information | Quality of information | Quality of information |
| I am provided with sufficient information about the patient | Quality of information | Quality of information | Quality of information |
| I am able to clarify information that has been provided | Quality of information | Quality of information | / |
| The way in which information is provided to me is easy to follow | Quality of information | Quality of information | Quality of information |
| I feel that important information is not always given to me | Quality of information | Relevance of information | Relevance of information |
| I am able to keep my mind focused on the information being given to me | Quality of information | Quality of information | / |
| I have the opportunity to debrief with other colleagues when I have had a difficult shift | Interaction and support | Interaction and support | Interaction and support |
| I have the opportunity to discuss workload issues | Interaction and support | Interaction and support | Interaction and support |
| I have the opportunity to discuss difficult clinical situation I have experienced | Interaction and support | Interaction and support | Interaction and support |
| I am educated about different aspects of nursing care | Interaction and support | Interaction and support | / |
| I have the opportunity to ask questions about things I do not understand | Interaction and support | Interaction and support | Interaction and support |
| I find handover takes too much time | Efficiency | / | Efficiency |
| I am often given information during handover that is not relevant to patient care | Efficiency | Relevance of information | Relevance of information |
| Patient information is provided in a timely fashion | Efficiency | Quality of information | Efficiency |
| Model fit indices | |||
| Comparative Fit Index | 0.857 (inadequate) | 0.869 (inadequate) | 0.940 (acceptable 0.90–0.95) |
| Tucker-Lewis Index | 0.82 (inadequate) | 0.835 (inadequate) | 0.914 (acceptable 0.90–0.94) |
| Root Mean Square Error of Approximation | 0.099 (poor) | 0.095 (poor) | 0.068 (good ≤0.08) |