Construct validity and psychosocial correlates of the Italian version of the 21-item Medical Interview Satisfaction Scale in primary care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Satisfaction with the medical interview has been rarely explored in primary care outside the UK, despite evidence suggesting that a trustful doctor-patient relationship is a key ingredient to facilitate treatment adherence and relief from illness-related distress.

Aims

The aims of this study are to analyse the construct validity of the Italian version of the Medical Interview Satisfaction Scale (MISS-21) and its correlations with two outcome measures, the Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology - Self-Report and World Health Organization Quality Of Life Brief Version, in patients with mild-to-moderate depression, recruited in primary care practices.

Method

The factor structure underlying the MISS-21 was investigated with principal component analysis, and the

SUBMITTER: Balestrieri M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8058927 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature