Development and validation of a Malawian version of the primary care assessment tool.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Malawi does not have validated tools for assessing primary care performance from patients' experience. The aim of this study was to develop a Malawian version of Primary Care Assessment Tool (PCAT-Mw) and to evaluate its reliability and validity in the assessment of the core primary care dimensions from adult patients' perspective in Malawi.

Methods

A team of experts assessed the South African version of the primary care assessment tool (ZA-PCAT) for face and content validity. The adapted questionnaire underwent forward and backward translation and a pilot study. The tool was then used in an interviewer administered cross-sectional survey in Neno district, Malawi, to test validity and reliability. Exploratory factor analysis was performed on a random half of the s

SUBMITTER: Dullie L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5956555 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature