TY - JOUR
T1 - Development of the Home Care Client Satisfaction Instrument
AU - Westra, Bonnie L.
AU - Cullen, Laura
AU - Brody, Donna
AU - Jump, Patricia
AU - Geanon, Letitia
AU - Milad, Ellen
PY - 1995/12
Y1 - 1995/12
N2 - Abstract Client (patient) satisfaction has been studied extensively in the health care sector, yet those receiving home health care services have been the focus of few studies. The purpose of this study was to test the reliability and validity of the Home Care Client Satisfaction Instrument (HCCSI). A total of 400 clients, randomly selected from 20 randomly chosen home care agencies in one state, completed the HCCSI and demographic form. Most respondents were older adults with multiple health problems and their families or informal support systems. Since data were skewed, item analysis was used. The revised instrument (HCCSI‐R) is unidimensional and includes 12 items rated on a 5‐point Likert scale measuring specific aspects of care. In addition, there are three global measures of satisfaction rated on a 10‐point scale. All items except one had significant item‐total correlations greater than .59. The total score correlates with likeliness to recommend the agency to others (.37,p= .0001), showing some evidence for criterion‐related validity.
AB - Abstract Client (patient) satisfaction has been studied extensively in the health care sector, yet those receiving home health care services have been the focus of few studies. The purpose of this study was to test the reliability and validity of the Home Care Client Satisfaction Instrument (HCCSI). A total of 400 clients, randomly selected from 20 randomly chosen home care agencies in one state, completed the HCCSI and demographic form. Most respondents were older adults with multiple health problems and their families or informal support systems. Since data were skewed, item analysis was used. The revised instrument (HCCSI‐R) is unidimensional and includes 12 items rated on a 5‐point Likert scale measuring specific aspects of care. In addition, there are three global measures of satisfaction rated on a 10‐point scale. All items except one had significant item‐total correlations greater than .59. The total score correlates with likeliness to recommend the agency to others (.37,p= .0001), showing some evidence for criterion‐related validity.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1525-1446.1995.tb00168.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1525-1446.1995.tb00168.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 8545307
AN - SCOPUS:0029441934
SN - 0737-1209
VL - 12
SP - 393
EP - 399
JO - Public Health Nursing
JF - Public Health Nursing
IS - 6
ER -