Development and Validation of the Tibetan Primary Care Assessment Tool
Joint Authors
Nicholas, Stephen
Shi, Leiyu
Lai, Youwen
Maitland, Elizabeth
Wang, Wenhua
Yin, Aitian
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-05-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
To develop a primary care assessment tool in Tibetan area and assess the primary care quality among different healthcare settings.
Methods.
Primary care assessment tool-Tibetan version (PCAT-T) was developed to measure seven primary care domains.
Data from a cross-sectional survey of 1386 patients was used to conduct validity and reliability analysis of PCAT-T.
Analysis of variance was used to conduct comparison of primary care quality among different healthcare settings.
Results.
A 28-item PCAT-T was constructed which included seven multi-item scales and two single-item scales.
All of multi-item scales achieved good internal consistency and item-total correlations.
Scaling assumptions tests were well satisfied.
The full range of possible scores was observed for all scales, except first contact and continuity.
Compared with prefecture hospital (77.42) and county hospital (82.01), township health center achieved highest primary care quality total score (86.64).
Conclusions.
PCAT-T is a valid and reliable tool to measure patients' experience of primary care in the Tibet Autonomous Region.
Township health center has the best primary care performance compared with other healthcare settings, and township health center should play a key role in providing primary care in Tibet.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wang, Wenhua& Shi, Leiyu& Yin, Aitian& Lai, Youwen& Maitland, Elizabeth& Nicholas, Stephen. 2014. Development and Validation of the Tibetan Primary Care Assessment Tool. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-462307
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wang, Wenhua…[et al.]. Development and Validation of the Tibetan Primary Care Assessment Tool. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-462307
American Medical Association (AMA)
Wang, Wenhua& Shi, Leiyu& Yin, Aitian& Lai, Youwen& Maitland, Elizabeth& Nicholas, Stephen. Development and Validation of the Tibetan Primary Care Assessment Tool. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-462307
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-462307