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ArticleJournal of preventive medicine and hygiene2025

Validity and reliability of the Home Health Care Survey of the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and System (HHCAHPS) tool: a multicentre cross-sectional study.

Paolo Iovino, Ilaria Marcomini, Marco DI Nitto, Valeria Caponnetto, Yari Longobucco, Valentina Vanzi, Francesco Zaghini, Rosaria Alvaro, Alessandra Burgio, Stefano Domenico Cicala and 10 more

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Paolo IovinoDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Ilaria MarcominiVita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy.
Marco DI NittoDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
Valeria CaponnettoDepartment of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
Yari LongobuccoDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Valentina VanziCentre of Excellence for Nursing Scholarship, c/o Board of Nursing (OPI) of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Francesco ZaghiniDepartment of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Rosaria AlvaroDepartment of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Alessandra BurgioIstituto Nazionale di Statistica-ISTAT, Rome, Italy.
Stefano Domenico CicalaUOSD Statistica e Flussi Informativi sanitari; AGENAS-Agenzia nazionale per i servizi sanitari regionali, Rome, Italy.
Giancarlo CicoliniDepartment of innovative technologies in medicine & dentistry, "G. D'annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
Loreto LanciaDepartment of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
Paolo LandaDépartement des opérations et systèmes de décision, Faculté des sciences de l'administration, Université Laval, Québec, Canada.
Duilio Fiorenzo ManaraVita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy.
Beatrice MazzoleniHumanitas University, Milan, Italy.
Laura RaseroDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Gennaro RoccoCentre of Excellence for Nursing Scholarship, c/o Board of Nursing (OPI) of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Maurizio ZegaFNOPI Board Member, Rome, Italy.
Loredana SassoDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
Annamaria BagnascoDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.

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Abstract

Introduction: This study aims to investigate the psychometric properties of the Home Health Care Survey of the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and System (HHCAHPS) in the Italian context. Methods: This is a secondary analysis of data from the AIDOMUS-IT study. A total of 9,780 patients cared for by home healthcare services completed the HHCAHPS along with a measure of satisfaction for the care received. Structural validity was assessed with a confirmatory analytical approach (CFA). Construct validity was ascertained via hypothesis testing (convergent validity) by correlating the HHCAHPS scores with the scores derived from the measure of patient satisfaction for care. Internal consistency was assessed with the Omega (ω) coefficient. Results: Structural validity was confirmed, with satisfactory fit indices of the CFA model specified according to the conceptualized three-factor structure ("care of patients", "communication with the providers", and "specific care issues"). Construct validity was confirmed with moderate correlations between the level of satisfaction for care and the factors "communication with the providers" (r = 0.39, p < 0.001), "care of patients" (r = 0.34, p < 0.001), and "specific care issues" (r = 0.19, p < 0.001). Internal consistency was satisfactory for the "specific care issues" factor (ω = 0.81), while it was at the threshold of acceptability for the other factors (ω = 0.60-0.62). Conclusions: This study shows that the HHCAHPS is valid and sufficiently reliable when tested on the Italian population. Therefore, this tool can be supportive for promoting research and designing interventions to promote patient-centered care within home healthcare settings.

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Health Care SurveysHealth PersonnelHome Care ServicesPatient SatisfactionAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansItalyMaleMiddle AgedPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesHome care servicesNursingPsychometric propertiesQuality of health careSatisfactionValidation study

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