医院压力调查问卷的心理测量验证
Daniel M Ford1,2, Rebecca Lawton1,2, Elizabeth A Teale3
1School of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom.
PloS one
|April 9, 2025
概括
医院压力调查问卷 (HSQ) 是测量住院患者压力的有效工具,有助于研究和临床干预. 现在可以使用更短的版本来评估和减轻患者的负面结果.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 医疗保健服务研究 医疗服务研究
- 医学社会学 医学社会学
背景情况:
- 住院患者的心理压力与出院后不良结果相关.
- 有效的测量工具对于针对医院内压力的研究和干预至关重要.
- 医院压力问卷 (HSQ) 是为了满足这一需求而开发的.
研究的目的:
- 为了在心理测量上验证医院压力问卷 (HSQ).
- 在HSQ中识别潜在因素.
- 为了更广泛的适用性,开发和评估HSQ的更短版本.
主要方法:
- 全国代表性样本660名NHS医院住院患者完成了HSQ.
- 评估了包括因子结构,收有效性,已知组有效性,预测有效性和测试复试可靠性在内的心理测量属性.
- 一个子样本 (n=32) 在两周后第二次完成HSQ以评估可靠性.
主要成果:
- 确定了七个不同的医院内压力的领域:护理质量,与家分离,不便,健康焦虑,治疗副作用,病房环境和扰乱患者体验.
- 开发了HSQ的长 (55项),中 (28项) 和短 (10项) 版本,所有这些都表现出了出色的心理测量特性.
- 睡眠不足成为患者报告的最重要的压力因素.
结论:
- 医院压力调查问卷 (HSQ) 是测量住院患者压力的心理测量和可靠工具.
- 研究人员和临床医生可以利用HSQ进行旨在减少医院相关压力的干预研究.
- 该工具可以帮助识别容易患上后医院综合征的患者,从而提供有针对性的支持.
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