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ArticleZdravstveno varstvo2023

Psychometric Validation of an Instrument for Measuring Patient Experiences with Outpatient Healthcare.

Gregor Sočan, Dolf De Boer, Eva Murko, Marcel Kralj, Nina Ropret, Metka Zaletel

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Article in Zdravstveno varstvo, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Gregor SočanUniversity of Ljubljana, Department of Psychology, Aškerčeva cesta 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8481-5199
Dolf De BoerNetherlands Institute for Health Services Research, Otterstraat 118, 3513 CR Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3812-5402
Eva MurkoNational Institute of Public Health, Trubarjeva cesta 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1600-9838
Marcel KraljNational Institute of Public Health, Trubarjeva cesta 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4107-0797
Nina RopretNational Institute of Public Health, Trubarjeva cesta 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7005-9038
Metka ZaletelNational Institute of Public Health, Trubarjeva cesta 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2300-0088

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aim: Recently, a patient-reported experience measure (PREM) was developed in Slovenia to assess patients' experiences with outpatient specialist healthcare clinics. The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties (including factor structure, reliability, convergent validity, and response distribution) of the questionnaire. Methods: The sample consisted of 8,406 adult participants treated in 171 specialist clinics from different medical fields. Participants voluntarily and anonymously responded to either the paper or online survey. Results: Descriptive statistics show meaningful response patterns with a general tendency towards favourable assessments. The psychometric analyses of the scales evaluating doctor's and nurses' work, respectively, generally showed a good fit of the unidimensional factor model as well as the Rasch model, high factor loadings and very good to satisfactory reliability. The Rasch scaling showed that these scales were most informative for patients with relatively unfavourable experience ratings. Conclusions: The results are similar to those found in previous evaluations of PREMs in other countries. Given its good psychometric properties, the Slovenian PREM can be recommended for healthcare evaluations in Slovenia and as a model for the development of similar PREMs in other countries.

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experience measuresFactor analysisPatient reportedReliabilitySloveniaValidity

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