Lars-Olov Lundqvist, Mikael Rask, David Brunt, Ann-Britt Ivarsson and Agneta Schröder
The purpose of the study was to test the psychometric properties and dimensionality of the instrument Quality in Psychiatric Care – Housing (QPC–H) and briefly describe the…
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of the study was to test the psychometric properties and dimensionality of the instrument Quality in Psychiatric Care – Housing (QPC–H) and briefly describe the residents perception of quality of housing support.
Design/methodology/approach
A sample of 174 residents from 22 housing support services in nine Swedish municipalities participated in the study. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the QPC–H consisted of six dimensions and had a factor structure largely corresponding to that found among other instruments in the Quality in Psychiatric Care family of instruments
Findings
Confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the QPC–H consisted of six dimensions and had a factor structure largely corresponding to that found among other instruments in the Quality in Psychiatric Care family of instruments. The internal consistency of the factors was acceptable except in the case of secure and secluded environment, probably due to few numbers of items. With this exception, the QPC–H shows adequate psychometric properties.
Originality/value
The QPC–H includes important aspects of residents’ assessment of quality of housing service and offers a simple and inexpensive way to evaluate housing support services from the residents’ perspective.
Agneta Schröder, Bodil Wilde Larsson, Gerd Ahlström and Lars‐Olov Lundqvist
The purpose of this paper is to test the psychometric properties and dimensionality of a new instrument, quality in psychiatric care (QPC), and to describe and compare quality of…
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to test the psychometric properties and dimensionality of a new instrument, quality in psychiatric care (QPC), and to describe and compare quality of care among in‐patients as measured by this instrument.
Design/methodology/approach
The instrument quality in psychiatric care measures patients' experiences regarding quality of care. The instrument is based on a definition of quality of care from the patients' perspective. A sample of 265 in‐patients at eight general psychiatric wards in Sweden was assessed.
Findings
Exploratory factor analysis revealed that the original five‐dimensional 69‐item QPC was better with six dimensions and reduced to 30 items, hereinafter denoted quality in psychiatric care‐in‐patients (QPC‐IP) with retained internal consistency. The patients' ratings of quality of care were generally high; the highest rating was for quality of encounter and the lowest for participation.
Research limitations/implications
Analysis of the dropouts was not possible because of incomplete registrations at the wards.
Practical implications
QPC‐IP is a simple, inexpensive and quick way to evaluate quality of care and thus contributes to health care improvement in the field of psychiatry.
Originality/value
The new 30 items instrument, QPC‐IP includes important aspects of patients' perceptions of quality of care. The QPC‐IP is psychometrically adequate and thus recommended for evaluating patients' experiences of the quality of psychiatric care.