Patient-Centered Communication (PCC) scale: Psychometric analysis and validation of a health survey measure.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Patient-centered communication (PCC) is one important component of patient-centered care and seen as a goal for most clinical encounters. Previous research has shown that higher PCC is related to an increase in healthy behaviors and less morbidity, among other outcomes. Given its importance, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) commissioned a monograph in 2007 to synthesize the existing literature on PCC and determine measurement objectives and strategies for measuring this construct, with a particular focus on cancer survivors. Based on this effort, a seven-item PCC scale was included on the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS), a probability-based survey of the US adult population. This study used HINTS data collected in 2018 to evaluate the psychometric

SUBMITTER: Moser RP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9803193 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature