Adaptation and validation of the Chinese version of palliative care difficulties scale.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The Palliative Care Difficulties Scale (PCDS) is the most popular tool in developed countries for the assessment of difficulties perceived by clinical professionals in palliative care practice. This study aimed to culturally adapt the PCDS into a Chinese version and validate the psychometric properties of the adapted Chinese version of the PCDS.

Methods

The study was carried out in two major phases: (1) translation and cultural adaption of the PCDS into a Chinese version according to the corresponding guidelines, and (2) evaluation of the psychometric properties of the adapted Chinese version of the PCDS by consulting experts and performing a cross-sectional survey among 284 nurses and physicians. Floor and ceiling effects were estimated by the percentage of partic

SUBMITTER: Huang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9130522 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature