title: Revalidation of the Perceptions of Conscience Questionnaire (PCQ) and the Stress of Conscience Questionnaire (SCQ).
abstract: The Perceptions of Conscience Questionnaire (PCQ) and the Stress of Conscience Questionnaire (SCQ) have previously been developed and validated within the 'Stress of Conscience Study'. The aim was to revalidate these two questionnaires, including two additional, theoretically and empirically significant items, on a sample of healthcare personnel working in direct contact with patients. The sample consisted of 503 healthcare personnel. To test variation and distribution among the answers, descriptive statistics, item analysis and principal component analysis (PCA) were used to examine the underlying factor structure of the questionnaires. Support for adding the new item to the PCQ was found. No support was found for adding the new item to the SCQ. Both questionnaires can be regarded as valid for Swedish settings but can be improved by rephrasing some of the PCQ items and by adding items about private life to the SCQ.
authors.affiliation: Umeå University, Sweden. johan.ahlin@nurs.umu.se
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ahlin
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ericson-Lidman
authors.forename: Astrid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Norberg
authors.forename: Gunilla
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Strandberg
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003242:Conscience; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012938:Social Perception; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D013548:Sweden; D000078329:Workforce