Psychometric testing of a person-centred care scale the Eden Warmth Survey in a long-term care home in New Zealand.
BACKGROUND
Traditional nursing homes have been viewed as dominated by the medical model. Since the 1990s, the Eden Alternative(TM) has become a significant model in systemic transformations in nursing homes. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric performance of the 20 items of the Eden Warmth Survey - Residents (EWS-R) in an aged-care home.


METHODS
A resident's satisfaction survey was used to collect a sample of 85 long-term care home residents.


METHODS
Psychometric evaluation included item analyses, reliability including internal consistency and stability, criterion-related validity and construct validity.


RESULTS
The reduced 13 items demonstrated adequate reliability (α = 0.82) with two factors, Trust and Connectedness with Others and Care Practices, extracted and contributed to 57.9% of the total variance.


CONCLUSIONS
The 13-item of EWS-R can be considered as a reliable and predictive scale for assessing quality of life and overall satisfaction on people living in long-term care facilities.
a School of Social Work , Massey University , Private bag 11-222, Palmerston North , New Zealand.
Polly
P
Yeung
b School of Nursing , Massey University , Palmerston North , New Zealand.
Vivien
V
Rodgers
a School of Social Work , Massey University , Private bag 11-222, Palmerston North , New Zealand.
Michael
M
Dale
c Metlifecare , Auckland , New Zealand.
Sarah
S
Spence
c Metlifecare , Auckland , New Zealand.
Blanka
B
Ros
c Metlifecare , Auckland , New Zealand.
Jenny
J
Howard
a School of Social Work , Massey University , Private bag 11-222, Palmerston North , New Zealand.
Kieran
K
O'Donoghue
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000592:standards*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009520:New Zealand; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000592:standards*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000592:standards*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
person-centred care; psychometric; resident satisfaction; wellbeing