title: [Validity and Reliability of the Person-centered Care Assessment Tool in Long-term Care Facilities in Korea].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Korean version of the Person-centered Care Assessment Tool (P-CAT).
  
  
  METHODS
  The English P-CAT was translated into Korean with forward and backward translation. Survey data were collected from 458 staff in 17 long-term care facilities in Korea. Construct validity and criterion related validity were evaluated. Cronbach's alpha was used to assess reliability.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The Korean version of P-CAT was shown to be valid homogeneously by factor, item and content analysis. Internal consistency reliability was satisfactory in which the values of factor 1, factor 2 and the total scale were .84, .77 and .86 respectively. Exploratory factor analysis supported the construct validity with a two-factor solution. Factor loadings of the 13 items ranged in .34~.80. Criterion validity to the Person-centered Climate Questionnaire-staff (PCQ-S) was .74 (p<.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Korean version of the P-CAT was found to be an applicable instrument with satisfactory reliability and validity for further use in measuring successful person-centered care in long-term care facilities for older persons.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, College of Nursing, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Young Ran
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Tak
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, College of Nursing, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea. why996527@hanmail.net.
authors.forename: Hae Young
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, College of Nursing, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Sun Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: You
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, College of Nursing, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Ji Hye
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D056910:Republic of Korea; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014175:Translating
keywords: Care; Long-term care; Person; Reliability; Validity