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Caring perception questionnaire of the home-dwelling elderly: development and validation study
Mingjiao Feng1,2, Lei Huang3, Yuqin Chen1,2
1Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
BMC Geriatrics
|March 4, 2025
Summary
A new questionnaire was developed and validated to measure how well home-dwelling elderly individuals perceive their care. This tool assesses humanistic care quality for the aging population.
Area of Science:
- Gerontology
- Healthcare Quality Assessment
- Sociology of Aging
Background:
- Aging global population necessitates attention to home-dwelling elderly care needs.
- Accurate assessment tools are crucial for evaluating care quality for seniors living at home.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and validate a questionnaire for assessing perceived care quality by home-dwelling elderly.
- To provide caregivers with a tool for measuring patient-perceived care.
Main Methods:
- Literature review and interviews informed initial questionnaire development.
- Expert review and pilot testing with 238 (exploratory factor analysis) and 260 (confirmatory factor analysis) participants.
- Reliability and validity were assessed using Cronbach's alpha and model fit indices.
Main Results:
- Initial 52-item draft refined to 31 items based on expert feedback and statistical analysis.
- Content validity index of 0.88.
- High reliability (Cronbach's α = 0.945) and good model fit confirmed.
Conclusions:
- A reliable and valid 31-item questionnaire for assessing perceived care among home-dwelling elderly was successfully developed.
- The tool can evaluate the humanistic care quality for the elderly living at home.
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