Development and evaluation of the measurement properties of a generic questionnaire measuring patient perceptions of person-centred care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Implementation of person-centred care (PCC) is a challenging undertaking. Thus, a call has been issued for a robust and generic instrument to measure and enable evaluation of PCC across settings and patient groups. This study aimed to develop a generic questionnaire measuring patients' perceptions of PCC. Further aims were to evaluate its content and measurement properties using a mixed-methods approach entailing Rasch and qualitative content analyses.

Methods

The study was conducted in three iterative phases. Phase one included six key informants to gain a broad view of the concept. Phase two entailed a Delphi study involving two rounds with eight experts who generated ratings on relevance, readability, comprehensiveness and suggestions for revision. Data were an

SUBMITTER: Fridberg H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7574493 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature