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Psychometric evaluation of the Swedish version of the Person-Centered Care Assessment Tool (P-CAT)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 November 2011

Karin Sjögren ,
Marie Lindkvist ,
Per-Olof Sandman ,
Karin Zingmark  and
David Edvardsson
Karin Sjögren*
Affiliation:
Department of Nursing, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
Marie Lindkvist
Affiliation:
Department of Statistics, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden Epidemiology and Global Health, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
Per-Olof Sandman
Affiliation:
Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society (NVS), Division of Nursing, Karolinska institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Karin Zingmark
Affiliation:
Research Department, County Council of Norrbotten, Sweden
David Edvardsson
Affiliation:
Department of Nursing, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden Division of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: Karin Sjögren, Department of Nursing, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden. Phone: +46 90 786 92 47; Fax: +46 90 786 91 69. Email: [email protected].
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Abstract

Background: Person-centered care is a multidimensional concept describing good care, especially within aged care and care for people with dementia. Research studies evaluating person-centered care interventions seldom use direct measurement of levels of person-centeredness. Existing scales that measure person-centeredness need further testing. This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Swedish version of the Person-Centered Care Assessment Tool (P-CAT).

Methods: A cross-sectional sample of 1465 staff from 195 residential care units for older people in Sweden participated in the study. Validity, reliability, and discrimination ability of the scale were evaluated.

Results: Confirmatory factor analysis, parallel analysis and exploratory factor analysis supported the construct validity of a two-factor solution. Reliability and homogeneity were satisfactory for the whole P-CAT as demonstrated by a Cronbach's α of 0.75. Test-retest reliability showed temporal stability of the scale, and the discrimination ability of the scale was satisfactory.

Conclusion: The Swedish version of the P-CAT was found to be valid, reliable, and applicable for further use. Two subscales are recommended for the Swedish version.

Keywords

aged caredementiainstrument translationlong-term carenursing homespatient-centered careresidential facilities
Type
Research Article
Information
International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 24 , Issue 3 , March 2012 , pp. 406 - 415
Copyright
Copyright © International Psychogeriatric Association 2011

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