title: [Validity and reliability of the Argentine version of the PCAT-AE for the evaluation of primary health care].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the validity and reliability of the version of the Primary Care Assessment Tool for adult users, adapted for Argentina (known as AR-PCAT-AE).
  
  
  METHODS
  Two cross-sectional pilot studies were conducted among people over age 17, largely through self-administered questionnaires. Items that were equivalent to the original version of the PCAT and 13 others proposed for the instruments were analyzed. The factorial validity and reliability of the scores for each dimension were studied. The validity indicators were: factors that had three or more items with a factorial load of > 0.35, item-total correlation > 0.30, and interpretation of the solution according to the theoretical model.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The factorial analysis yielded nine factors that explained 57.4% of the variability. Considering the pre-established criteria for validity, two items were excluded from the dimensions of continuity and comprehensiveness and six were added to comprehensiveness and cultural competency. In the dimensions, the percentage of questions with an item-total correlation of greater than 0.30 ranged from 67% to 100% and the Chronbach's (alpha) coefficient of internal consistency ranged from 0.44 to 0.90.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The validity and reliability of the AR-PCAT-AE questionnaire are adequate, maintaining high equivalence with the original version. The process presented could be adopted in other contexts to advance the evaluation of primary health care functions with quality tools.
authors: Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud (INICSA), Córdoba, Argentina. silvinaberra@gmail.com
authors: Silvina
authors: S
authors: Berra
authors: Lisiane
authors: L
authors: Hauser
authors: Yanina
authors: Y
authors: Audisio
authors: José
authors: J
authors: Mántaras
authors: Valeria
authors: V
authors: Nicora
authors: Mônica Maria Celestina
authors: MM
authors: de Oliveira
authors: Barbara
authors: B
authors: Starfield
authors: Erno
authors: E
authors: Harzheim
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001118:Argentina; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011320:Primary Health Care; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult