Reliability and validity analysis of a Beijing hospital patients' satisfaction questionnaire in clinical pathway management mode

VernacularTitle:某医院临床路径管理下患者满意度调查问卷的信效度分析
Author: Qin XIONG ; Baoli ZHOU ; Li WANG ; Jiang WU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Clinical pathways; Patients' satisfaction; Reliability; Validity
From: Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 2014;30(12):952-954
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To probe into the reliability and validity of the questionnaire on clinical pathways and patients' satisfaction.Methods Investigating the hospital patients' satisfaction with the questionnaire designed by the former Ministry of Health and analyzing the internal consistency and constructive validity through statistical methods.Results Cronbach' s α coefficient of the adjusted questionnaire was 0.947 and those of the each subscale were 0.563,0.968 and 0.820.The split-half reliability of the questionnaire was 0.869.The number of factors is 3 as same as the designed assuming structure,and the cumulative contribution rate of 3 factors was 74.178％.The factor loading of each item was above 0.4,each item of a common factor with a higher load factor.Conclusion Although there are differences from hospital to hospital,this questionnaire is applicable to investigating patients' satisfaction of the clinical pathway management mode in view of the statistical and clinical practice.