• J Eval Clin Pract · Dec 2024

    Prehospital emergency care family satisfaction scale for care provided by emergency medical technicians: Scale development and validation.

    • Junpei Haruna, Shuji Uemura, Nobuyasu Hayasaka, Yukiko Taguchi, Saori Muranaka, Sachi Niiyama, Hirotoshi Inamura, Keigo Sawamoto, Hirotoshi Mizuno, Nobuaki Himuro, and Eichi Narimatsu.
    • Department of Intensive Care Medicine, School of Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, Hokkaido, Japan.
    • J Eval Clin Pract. 2024 Dec 1; 30 (8): 163616441636-1644.

    RationaleTo date, family satisfaction with emergency medical technicians (EMTs) has only been reported through narrative statements in subjective evaluations. Although a quantitative assessment of healthcare professional satisfaction is desirable, no specific measures have been devised to assess family satisfaction with the healthcare and care provided by EMTs.Aims And ObjectivesThis study aimed to develop and validate an EMT care family satisfaction scale to measure patient satisfaction with prehospital emergency care.MethodsThe study population comprised 216 family members (N = 216) of patients who used ambulances between November 2020 and May 2021 in a single region in Japan. Questionnaires were distributed to the participants who provided informed consent. An exploratory factor analysis of construct validity was performed to validate the Family Satisfaction Scale. The Cronbach's alpha was used to validate the internal consistency reliability of the scale.ResultsThe exploratory factor analysis results revealed a four-factor structure: 'explanation and communication,' 'physical treatment,' 'psychological support,' and 'environment in the ambulance.' The Cronbach's range (0.80-0.93) for the total score for each of these four factors and the overall total score confirmed favorable internal reliability of this study.ConclusionsThe family satisfaction scale developed in this study was constructed and validated to highlight the role of EMTs and needs of the families in the prehospital care settings. Moreover, this scale can be applied in the evaluation and consideration of interventions to improve family satisfaction with EMTs.© 2024 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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