Valuing end-of-life care: translation and content validation of the ICECAP-SCM measure.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The evaluation of care strategies at the end of life is particularly important due to the globally increasing proportion of very old people in need of care. The ICECAP-Supportive Care Measure is a self-complete questionnaire developed in the UK to evaluate palliative and supportive care by measuring patient's wellbeing in terms of 'capability'. It is a new measure with high potential for broad and international use. The aims of this study were the translation of the ICECAP-Supportive Care Measure from English into German and the content validation of this version.

Methods

A multi-step and team-based translation process based on the TRAPD model was performed. An expert survey was carried out to assess content validity. The expert panel (n = 20) consisted of four ex

SUBMITTER: Guhne U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7871540 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature