Item distribution, internal consistency and structural validity of the German language person-centred climate questionnaire - staff version (PCQ-G-S): a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Person-centredness is considered as best practice for people living with dementia. A frequently used instrument to assess person-centredness of a care environment is the Person-centred Climate Questionnaire (PCQ). The questionnaire comprises of 14 items with the three subscales a climate of safety, a climate of everydayness and a climate of community.

Aim

The aim of the study is to describe the translation process of the English language Person-centred Climate Questionnaire (Staff version, Patient version, Family version) into German language (PCQ-G) and to evaluate the first psychometric properties of the German language Person-centred Climate Questionnaire- Staff version (PCQ-G-S).

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study. The three versions of the 14

SUBMITTER: Wilfling D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10787414 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature