Construction and content validation of a measurement tool to evaluate person-centered therapeutic relationships in physiotherapy services.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:This study sought to develop a tool for evaluating person-centered therapeutic relationships within physiotherapy services, and to examine the content validity of the same. METHODS:A mixed qualitative and quantitative study was performed in three distinct phases: 1) the items were generated based on a literature review and a content analysis of focus groups of patients and physiotherapists; 2) an e-Delphi survey process was performed based on three rounds to select and refine the proposed questionnaire; 3) two rounds of cognitive interviews were conducted to evaluate the comprehension of items, the clarity of language and the appropriateness and relevance of content. RESULTS:Thirty-one items were generated based on the seven domains identified after the analysis of four focus gr

SUBMITTER: Rodriguez Nogueira O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7051061 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature