Validity and reliability of the integrated palliative care outcome scale (IPOS) in Korea: a multicenter study of terminally ill cancer patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Integrated Palliative care Outcome Scale (IPOS) is a key tool for assessing the quality of palliative care using patient-reported outcomes. This study aimed to culturally adapt and translate the IPOS to Korean and verify its psychometric properties for use in palliative care settings.

Methods

The IPOS was translated and culturally adapted, followed by validation in 119 terminally ill cancer patients and 28 healthcare providers across six Hospice and Palliative Care Units from September 2023 to January 2024. Reliability was assessed using internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and inter-rater reliability. Concurrent validity was assessed using Spearman's correlation coefficients between the IPOS items and the corresponding EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL and the corr

SUBMITTER: Park SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11665220 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature