Jazmín E Hernández-Marín1, Oscar Galindo-Vázquez2, Rosario Costas-Muñíz3, Paula Cabrera-Galeana4, M Del Rosario Caballero-Tinoco5, José L Aguilar-Ponce6, Abel Lerma7. 1. Faculty of Psychology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Mexico City, Mexico. 2. Psycho-oncology Department, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología. Mexico City, Mexico. 3. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, United States of America. 4. Medical Oncology Department Head Office, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología. Mexico City, Mexico. 5. Nursing Department, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología. Mexico City, Mexico. 6. Medical Oncology Department, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología. Mexico City, Mexico. 7. Institute of Health Sciences, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Hidalgo, Mexico.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Cancer patient satisfaction with the healthcare team is of great relevance for assessing the quality of the care provided by the health system. In Mexico, no valid and reliable tool is available to assess this construct. OBJECTIVE: To validate the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Treatment Satisfaction-Patient Satisfaction (FACIT-TS-PS) instrument, version 4, in cancer patients. METHOD: Cross-sectional design, non-probability convenience sampling. The sample consisted of 200 cancer-diagnosed patients, with mean age of 45.86 ± 15.01 years. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted. RESULTS: The exploratory factor analysis identified four factors, with a Cronbach alpha of 0.945, and an explained variance of 68.15 %. The confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the proposed theoretical model adjusts to the data with an error close to zero and, in addition, it is balanced and carefully measures overall patient satisfaction with the treatment. CONCLUSION: FACIT-TS-PS was shown to be a valid and reliable instrument for use in clinical care and research in Mexican cancer patients. Its use is recommended in the evaluation of oncology multidisciplinary healthcare teams in Mexico. Copyright:
INTRODUCTION: Cancer patient satisfaction with the healthcare team is of great relevance for assessing the quality of the care provided by the health system. In Mexico, no valid and reliable tool is available to assess this construct. OBJECTIVE: To validate the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Treatment Satisfaction-Patient Satisfaction (FACIT-TS-PS) instrument, version 4, in cancer patients. METHOD: Cross-sectional design, non-probability convenience sampling. The sample consisted of 200 cancer-diagnosed patients, with mean age of 45.86 ± 15.01 years. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted. RESULTS: The exploratory factor analysis identified four factors, with a Cronbach alpha of 0.945, and an explained variance of 68.15 %. The confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the proposed theoretical model adjusts to the data with an error close to zero and, in addition, it is balanced and carefully measures overall patient satisfaction with the treatment. CONCLUSION: FACIT-TS-PS was shown to be a valid and reliable instrument for use in clinical care and research in Mexican cancer patients. Its use is recommended in the evaluation of oncology multidisciplinary healthcare teams in Mexico. Copyright:
Keywords:
Cancer; Cáncer; Mexican population; Población mexicana; Satisfacción con el equipo de salud; Satisfaction with the health care team; Validación de un instrumento; Validation of an instrument
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