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Psychometric evaluation of the Arabic language person-centred climate questionnaire-staff version
Mohammed Aljuaid1,2, Mustafa Elmontsri1, David Edvardsson3,4
1Department of Primary Care and Public Health, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Aim:
To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Arabic language person-centred climate questionnaire-staff version.
Background:
There have been increasing calls for a person-centred rather than a disease-centred approach to health care. A limited number of tools measure the extent to which care is delivered in a person-centred manner, and none of these tools have been validated for us in Arab settings.
Method:
The validated form of the person-centred climate questionnaire-staff version was translated into Arabic and distributed to 152 health care staff in teaching and non-teaching hospitals in Saudi Arabia. Statistical estimates of validity and reliability were used for psychometric evaluation.
Results:
Items on the Arabic form of the person-centred climate questionnaire-staff version had high reliability (Cronbach's alpha .98). Cronbach's alpha values for the three sub-scales (safety, everydayness and community), were .96, .97 and .95 respectively. Internal consistency was also high and measures of validity were very good.
Conclusion:
Arabic form of the person-centred climate questionnaire-staff version provides a valid and reliable way to measure the degree of perceived person-centredness.
Implications For Nursing Management:
The tool can be used for comparing levels of person-centredness between wards, units, and public and private hospitals. The tool can also be used to measure the extent of person-centredness in health care settings in other Arab countries.
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