01 — Approval
Approval for using the NPC Scale.
If you are interested in using the NPC Scale with its manual, please contact the language coordinator below. Approval is granted per study.

02 — Coordinators
Language coordinators worldwide.
Each translation of the NPC Scale has a dedicated coordinator responsible for approval and support. Reach out to the coordinator whose language edition you plan to use.
- Bahasa Indonesia01Dr. Lely Lusmilasarilely_psik@ugm.ac.id
- Chinese02Professor Lijuan Xuljxu@lsu.edu.cn
- English03Professor Margret Leppmargret.lepp@gu.se
- German (AUT)04Professor Daniela DeufertDaniela.Deufert@umit.at
- German (DEU)05Professor Maria Mischo-Kellingmischokelling@rwu.de
- Italian06Associate Professor Ippolito Notarnicolaippo66@live.com
- Japanese07Professor Ann Gardulfann.gardulf@ki.se
- Lithuanian08Professor Aurelija Blaževičienėaurelija.blazeviciene@gmail.com
- Norwegian09Professor Jörg Werner Kirchhoffjorg.kirchhoff@hiof.no
- Swedish10Professor Margret Leppmargret.lepp@gu.se
03 — Collaboration
Research collaboration.
The NPC Research Group welcomes collaboration with researchers, educators, and clinical partners. We invite you to connect with us to explore opportunities for joint research and collaborative projects.
Whether you are interested in using the scale, translating or culturally adapting the scale, conducting validation studies, or developing collaborative national or international research projects, we would be pleased to hear from you.
We actively support partnerships that contribute to advancing nursing education, professional competence, and high-quality patient care across diverse healthcare settings.
Please contact us to discuss:
- Translation and cross-cultural adaptation projects
- Validation and psychometric studies
- Educational and clinical applications
- Master's, doctoral, and postdoctoral research projects
- International research collaborations and joint publications
Together, we can contribute to strengthening nursing competence, education, and healthcare quality and safety worldwide.
Contact person: Professor Jan Nilsson
jan.i.nilsson@kau.se →