Reliability and validity of an instrument to assess pediatric inpatients' experience of care in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Child Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (Child HCAHPS) is a standard instrument to measure pediatric inpatients' experience of care. Currently, no Chinese version of the Child HCAHPS exists for Chinese patients. Therefore, this study aimed to create a Chinese version of the Child HCAHPS and investigate its validity and reliability in a Chinese setting.

Methods

Using the approach recommended in guidelines from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for translating HCAHPS surveys, we produced a Chinese version of the Child HCAHPS. A two-month field test with seven hospitals across five provinces in China was performed to assess its validity. Construct validity was assessed using confirmatory factor analysis. We evaluated co

SUBMITTER: Hu G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8506060 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature