The Prostate Care Questionnaire for Carers (PCQ-C): reliability, validity and acceptability.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient experience is commonly monitored in evaluating and improving health care, but the experience of carers (partners/relatives/friends) is rarely monitored even though the role of carers can often be substantial. For carers to fulfil their role it is necessary to address their needs. This paper describes an evaluation of the reliability, validity and acceptability of the PCQ-C, a newly developed instrument designed to measure the experiences of carers of men with prostate cancer.

Methods

The reliability, acceptability and validity of the PCQ-C were tested through a postal survey and interviews with carers. The PCQ-C was posted to 1087 prostate cancer patients and patients were asked to pass the questionnaire on to their carer. Non-responders received one remin

SUBMITTER: Sinfield P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2797790 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature