Colman Siu Cheung Fung|Hua An|Lai?Shan Tam|Stewart W Mercer
Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the CARE Measure in a primary care setting in Hong Kong
Chinese University of Hong Kong|Prince of Wales Hospital|Chinese University of Hong Kong|Prince of Wales Hospital|Chinese University of Hong Kong|Prince of Wales Hospital|University of Glasgow|Chinese University of Hong Kong|Prince of Wales Hospital
consultation relational empathy care measure validated patientrated measure consultation quality ukto provide preliminary evidence reliability validity chinese version care measure primary care setting hong kongfollowing translation backtranslation pilot testing chinese version care measure developed tested 253 unselected primary care patients hong kongthe chinesecare measure regarded patients relevant consultations average 55 patients rating items important range 36102 individual items suggesting high acceptability face validity also supported relatively low number applicable responses recorded measure average 82 range 04217 individual items internal reliability high cronbachs alpha 0962 reduced removal 10 items homogeneity indicated high corrected itemtotal correlations 07860876 factor analysis showed single solution chinesecare measure items high item loadings 08210891 construct validity supported significant hypothesized relationships variables patient enablement patient satisfaction consultation length continuity care independent predictors chinesecare measure score stepwise multiple regression analysis together explained 10 variation care scorethese preliminary data support reliability validity chinese version care measure primary care hong kong