Mohammed Aljuaid1,2, Mustafa Elmontsri1, David Edvardsson3,4, Salman Rawaf1, Azeem Majeed1. 1. Department of Primary Care and Public Health, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK. 2. Department of Health Administration, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 3. Department of Nursing, Umea University, Umea, Sweden. 4. School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
Abstract
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.
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.