Protocol for the development and multisite validation of the Quality of Dying and Death-Revised Global Version scale.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Evaluating the quality of dying and death is essential to ensure high-quality end-of-life care. The Quality of Dying and Death (QODD) scale is the best-validated measure of the construct, but many items are not relevant to participants, particularly in low-resource settings. The aim of this multisite cross-sectional study is to develop and validate the QODD-Revised Global Version (QODD-RGV), to enhance ease of completion and relevance in higher-resource and lower-resource settings.

Methods and analysis

This study will be a two-arm, multisite evaluation of the cultural relevance, reliability and validity of the QODD-RGV across four participating North American hospices and a palliative care site in Malawi, Africa. Bereaved caregivers and healthcare providers of p

SUBMITTER: An E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9328109 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature