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Patients with limited communication in end-of-life situations: Initial psychometric properties of a discomfort observation scale
Pilar Barreto MartínJose Manuel Tomás MiguelMarián Pérez-marínAna Soto-rubiosubject
Male050103 clinical psychologymedicine.medical_specialtyPsychometricsScale (ratio)Sedation050109 social psychologySurveys and QuestionnairesmedicineHumans0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesNonverbal CommunicationCognitive impairmentApplied PsychologyReliability (statistics)AgedAged 80 and overTerminal CarePalliative Care05 social sciencesReproducibility of ResultsMiddle AgedAssessment scaleConfidence intervalPhysical therapyFemaleObservational studymedicine.symptomPsychologySocial psychologydescription
This work presents an observational scale which takes into account different observable indicators of discomfort of patients in end-of-life situations with difficulties in communicating due to cognitive impairment, fatigue or sedation and provides details of its validation. In all, 71 adults participated. Model fit was adequate ( χ2(27) = 43.28, p = .024, comparative fit index = .975, root mean square error of approximation = .092 and confidence interval 90% (.033–.140)). Alpha coefficient was .70 and composite reliability index was .90. Our study provides data regarding the properties of a discomfort assessment scale. Such a scale is needed and could be very useful for the evaluation of such patients and thus to attend to their needs.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-16 | Journal of Health Psychology |