The Norwegian patient experiences with GP questionnaire (PEQ-GP): reliability and construct validity following a national survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of this study was to test the reliability and validity of a new questionnaire for measuring patient experiences with general practitioners (PEQ-GP) following a national survey.

Setting

Postal survey among patients on any of 500 GPs patient lists in Norway. GPs were stratified by practice size and geographical criteria.

Participants

4964 patients who had at least one consultation with their regular GP in the foregoing 12 months were included in the study. The patients were randomly selected after the selection of GPs. 2377 patients (49%) responded to the survey.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

The items were assessed for missing data and ceiling effects. Factor structure was assessed using exploratory factor analyses. Reliability was te

SUBMITTER: Holmboe O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5640105 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature