Journal of pain and symptom management
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Jul 2014
Care evaluation scale-patient version: measuring the quality of the structure and process of palliative care from the patient's perspective.
Recently, greater emphasis has been placed on patient-reported outcomes. However, there are only a few measures to evaluate the quality of care from the patient's perspective. ⋯ The CES-P has sufficient validity and reliability. In addition, this scale is independent of the general physical condition of the patient.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Jul 2014
Testing the factorial validity of scores from the caregiver pain medicine questionnaire.
The Caregiver Pain Medicine Questionnaire is designed to measure caregiver agreement with statements regarding pain management. However, little testing has been done to determine its reliability and validity. ⋯ The theoretical model hypothesized by the original study authors was not confirmed. Results lead us to conclude that the instrument is poor and should not be used. Further research is needed to define content domains and validate the items developed to assess them.