Brazilian version of the Care Transitions Measure: translation and validation
Aim To translate, adapt and evaluate psychometric properties of the complete (15 items) and reduced (three items) versions of the Care Transitions Measure into Brazilian Portuguese. Introduction The Care Transitions Measure assesses the quality of care transitions, from the perspective of patients....
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| Published in: | International nursing review Vol. 64; no. 3; pp. 379 - 387 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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England
Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
01-09-2017
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| Summary: | Aim
To translate, adapt and evaluate psychometric properties of the complete (15 items) and reduced (three items) versions of the Care Transitions Measure into Brazilian Portuguese.
Introduction
The Care Transitions Measure assesses the quality of care transitions, from the perspective of patients. As accomplishing effective transitions is a challenge to healthcare systems, the instrument provides an opportunity to assess care transitions and improve quality initiatives.
Methods
A three‐phased design was used for cross‐cultural adaptation, pre‐testing and evaluation of psychometric properties of the measurement in a Brazilian hospital. After forward translation, back translation and expert committee review, patients evaluated the instrument in a pre‐test. Psychometric testing included face and content validity, reliability, stability and factorial analysis.
Results
Cross‐cultural adaptation was completed successfully with a high clarity rate. Internal consistency was good in the 15‐item version and was moderate in the three‐item version. Test–retest reliability showed good stability of the two versions over time. The three‐item version had satisfactory criterion validity. Four factors were extracted for the 15‐item measure.
Limitations
Samples were restricted to a group of patients from one hospital in southern Brazil. Future studies should test the measurement's construct and predictive validity.
Conclusions
The translated version of the Care Transitions Measure has good face and content validity, reliability and stability. It has shown to be a valid measurement for evaluating the quality of care transitions in Brazil.
Implications for nursing and health policy
Results are beneficial for nurses, managers and policy makers for evaluating care transitions and support the need for changes in policies and practices. |
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| Bibliography: | Funding This study was funded by Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), a Brazilian funding agency. Conflict of interest No conflict of interest has been declared by the authors. ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Undefined-1 ObjectType-Feature-3 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 0020-8132 1466-7657 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/inr.12326 |