Development and psychometric validation of the hospitalized patients' expectations for treatment scale-patient version.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

A general expectation measurement of inpatients across wards is needed in the patient safety management systems of general hospitals. This study developed and psychometrically validated a new scale fulfilling the requirements above: the Hospitalized Patients' Expectations for Treatment Scale-Patient version (HOPE-P).

Methods

A total of 35 experts and ten inpatients were interviewed during the formulation of the HOPE-P scale, which was initially designed with three dimensions: doctor-patient communication expectations, treatment outcome expectations, and disease management expectancy. We recruited 210 inpatients from a general hospital in China and explored the reliability, validity, and psychometric characteristics of the questionnaire. Item analysis, construct va

SUBMITTER: Xiao C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10291120 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature