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Mia Olsson1, Sidona-Valentina Bala1,2, Peter Hagell3,4
1Department of Medicine, Helsingborg Central Hospital, Helsingborg, Sweden.
BMC Nursing
|March 25, 2024
Summary
The Person-Centered Care instrument for outpatient care (PCCoc) is user-friendly and content-valid for patients with multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease. This tool can help evaluate person-centered care in neurological outpatient settings.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare research
- Patient experience assessment
- Neurology
Background:
- Person-centered care (PCC) is increasingly recognized for improving long-term condition management.
- Tools to assess PCC from patient perspectives in outpatient settings are lacking.
- The Person-Centered Care instrument for outpatient care (PCCoc) was developed to address this gap.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the user-friendliness of the PCCoc.
- To assess the content validity of the PCCoc.
- To determine the PCCoc's suitability for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and Parkinson's disease (PD) in neurological outpatient care.
Main Methods:
- Twenty individuals with MS or PD completed the 35-item PCCoc.
- User-friendliness was assessed through interviews focusing on clarity and ease of use.
- Content validity was measured using item-level content validity index (I-CVI) and scale-level content validity index (S-CVI) based on item relevance ratings.
Main Results:
- The PCCoc took a median of 5 minutes to complete.
- Participants found the instrument's instructions clear, items understandable, and response categories distinct.
- High content validity was demonstrated with I-CVI ranging from 0.75 to 1 and S-CVI of 0.96.
Conclusions:
- The PCCoc demonstrates good user-friendliness and content validity among patients with MS and PD.
- The PCCoc shows potential for evaluating and enhancing person-centered care in neurological outpatient services.
- Further psychometric testing in diverse settings is recommended to confirm the PCCoc's utility.
Keywords:
EvaluationMultiple sclerosisNeurologyOutpatient careParkinson’s diseasePerson-centered careMore Related Videos
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