title: Psychometric evaluation of the English Language Person-Centered Climate Questionnaire--Patient version.
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate psychometric properties of a questionnaire measuring to what extent the climate of health care settings are perceived as being person-centered. The English Person-Centered Climate Questionnaire-Patient version (PCQ-P) was distributed to a sample of hospital patients (n = 108) and data were subjected to psychometric evaluation using statistical estimates of validity and reliability. Content and construct validity of the PCQ-P was satisfactory in literature reviews and factor and item analysis. Cronbach's alpha was satisfactory for the total scale (0.90) and also for sub-scales: safety = 0.96 and hospitality = 0.89. The intraclass correlation coefficient indicating test-retest reliability was 0.70 with a 95% confidence interval ranging between 0.63 and 0.77. Even though the sample should be considered, the results indicate that the PCQ is a valid and reliable contribution for assessing to what extent the climate of health care settings are perceived to be person-centered by patients.
authors.affiliation: Umeå University. david.edvardsson@nurs.umu.se
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Edvardsson
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koch
authors.forename: Rhonda
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nay
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D001315:Australia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires