AIM: This study aimed to establish reliability and cut-off scores for the person-centred climate questionnaire - staff version (PCQ-S) in residential aged care. BACKGROUND: A number of tools have emerged recently to measure person-centredness, and these need psychometric evaluation and cut-off scores to enhance utilisation and interpretation. METHOD: A cross-sectional survey design was employed in a Swedish sample of residential aged care staff (n = 1237). Psychometric evaluation using Cronbach's alpha and item-total correlation was used, together with establishing cut-off scores based on quartile scores. RESULT: The PCQ-S had satisfactory psychometric properties and the following total scale cut-off scores for unit person-centredness were suggested: ≤ 49 ('well below average'), 50-56 ('below average'), 57-62 ('above average') and ≥ 63 ('well above average'). These cut-off scores were clinically meaningful as they separated the sample into four groups in which staff in more person-centred units reported significantly higher work satisfaction, social support and less stress of conscience. CONCLUSION: The PCQ-S has reliability in residential aged care samples, and cut-off scores are provided that provide important fundaments for comparative studies and aggregation of data to explore person-centredness care further. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: The study enables managers with ways to measure, interpret and compare levels of person-centredness between units and facilities for research, practice development and/or benchmarking purposes.
AIM: This study aimed to establish reliability and cut-off scores for the person-centred climate questionnaire - staff version (PCQ-S) in residential aged care. BACKGROUND: A number of tools have emerged recently to measure person-centredness, and these need psychometric evaluation and cut-off scores to enhance utilisation and interpretation. METHOD: A cross-sectional survey design was employed in a Swedish sample of residential aged care staff (n = 1237). Psychometric evaluation using Cronbach's alpha and item-total correlation was used, together with establishing cut-off scores based on quartile scores. RESULT: The PCQ-S had satisfactory psychometric properties and the following total scale cut-off scores for unit person-centredness were suggested: ≤ 49 ('well below average'), 50-56 ('below average'), 57-62 ('above average') and ≥ 63 ('well above average'). These cut-off scores were clinically meaningful as they separated the sample into four groups in which staff in more person-centred units reported significantly higher work satisfaction, social support and less stress of conscience. CONCLUSION: The PCQ-S has reliability in residential aged care samples, and cut-off scores are provided that provide important fundaments for comparative studies and aggregation of data to explore person-centredness care further. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: The study enables managers with ways to measure, interpret and compare levels of person-centredness between units and facilities for research, practice development and/or benchmarking purposes.
Authors: Gerd Ahlström; Per Nilsen; Eva Benzein; Lina Behm; Birgitta Wallerstedt; Magnus Persson; Anna Sandgren Journal: BMC Palliat Care Date: 2018-03-22 Impact factor: 3.234
Authors: Hanneke J A Smaling; Karlijn J Joling; Peter M van de Ven; Judith E Bosmans; Joyce Simard; Ladislav Volicer; Wilco P Achterberg; Anneke L Francke; Jenny T van der Steen Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2018-10-15 Impact factor: 2.692
Authors: Mark Wilberforce; David Challis; Linda Davies; Michael P Kelly; Chris Roberts; Nik Loynes Journal: BMC Geriatr Date: 2016-03-07 Impact factor: 3.921
Authors: Le Cai; Gerd Ahlström; Pingfen Tang; Ke Ma; David Edvardsson; Lina Behm; Haiyan Fu; Jie Zhang; Jiqun Yang Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2017-08-28 Impact factor: 2.692