Development and validation of a Japanese version of the Patient Centred Assessment Method and its user guide: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The primary objective of this study was to develop the Japanese version of the Patient Centred Assessment Method (PCAM) and its user guide. The secondary objective was to examine the validity and reliability in the primary care setting.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Three family physician teaching clinics located in urban residential areas in Tokyo, Japan.

Participants

Patients who were aged 20 years or older, and who had an appointment with physicians at the three participating clinics.

Main outcome measures

Patient complexity measured by PCAM and complexity/burden level measured by a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS).

Results

Although confirmatory factor analysis using a model described in a previous study revealed that the indices

SUBMITTER: Mutai R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7689105 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature