Abstract
OBJECTIVE: In the present study we aim to assess the reliability and validity of the 20-item version of the Dutch Measure of Processes of Care (MPOC).
DESIGN: The reliability, concurrent validity, predictive validity and construct validity of the Dutch MPOC-20 were determined. A subset of MPOC-20 data was extracted from a large Dutch MPOC (56-item version) database.
SUBJECTS: Participants were 405 mothers and 22 fathers of children aged 1-18 years recruited through nine paediatric rehabilitation centres in the Netherlands.
MAIN MEASURES: The participants filled out the MPOC-20 items, the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ), and two additional questions about satisfaction with services and the amount of stress they experienced.
RESULTS: The internal consistency analyses (alphas 0.75-0.87) and the test-retest analyses (intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) 0.78-0.91) showed that the Dutch MPOC-20 is a reliable tool. The concurrent validity of the Dutch MPOC-20 was confirmed by positive correlations between MPOC-20 scale scores and the CSQ (r 0.39-0.69), and between MPOC-20 scale scores and an overall satisfaction variable (r 0.37-0.66). The predictive validity of the Dutch MPOC-20 was supported by moderately negative correlations between MPOC-20 scores and a stress variable (r -0.27 to -0.44). The construct validity of the Dutch MPOC-20 was confirmed by significant scale intercorrelations (r 0.41-0.84) and a factor analysis.
CONCLUSIONS: The 20-item version of the MPOC (Dutch MPOC-20) is a reliable and valid measure of the family-centredness of paediatric rehabilitation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 62-72 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Clinical Rehabilitation |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2007 |
Keywords
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Health Care Surveys
- Humans
- Infant
- Netherlands
- Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
- Parents
- Patient Satisfaction
- Psychometrics
- Rehabilitation
- Reproducibility of Results