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Development and Initial Validation of the Caregiver Perceptions About Communication With Clinical Team Members (CAPACITY) Measure.

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Van Houtven, CH; Miller, KEM; O'Brien, EC; Wolff, JL; Lindquist, J; Kabat, M; Campbell-Kotler, M; Henius, J; Voils, CI
Published in: Med Care Res Rev
December 2019

Despite the important role that family caregivers play managing the care of persons with complex health needs, little is known about how caregivers perceive themselves to be recognized and valued by health care professionals. Our objective was to develop and validate a novel measure, the CAregiver Perceptions About CommunIcation with Clinical Team members (CAPACITY) instrument. Questions focus on perceived quality of communication with the health care team and the extent to which caregivers believe that the health care team considers their capacity and preferences in decision making. A confirmatory factor analysis supported a two-factor solution addressing communication and capacity. Internal consistency reliability was .90 for the communication domain and .93 for the capacity domain. Correlations between these two subscales and individual difference measures provided evidence of convergent and discriminant validity. The CAPACITY instrument may be a useful performance measure that quantifies the extent to which caregivers' experience person- and family-centered health care.

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Med Care Res Rev

DOI

EISSN

1552-6801

Publication Date

December 2019

Volume

76

Issue

6

Start / End Page

784 / 806

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Psychometrics
  • Patient Preference
  • Patient Care Team
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Health Policy & Services
  • Female
  • Communication
 

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Van Houtven, C. H., Miller, K. E. M., O’Brien, E. C., Wolff, J. L., Lindquist, J., Kabat, M., … Voils, C. I. (2019). Development and Initial Validation of the Caregiver Perceptions About Communication With Clinical Team Members (CAPACITY) Measure. Med Care Res Rev, 76(6), 784–806. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077558717747985
Van Houtven, Courtney Harold, Katherine E. M. Miller, Emily C. O’Brien, Jennifer L. Wolff, Jennifer Lindquist, Margaret Kabat, Margaret Campbell-Kotler, Jennifer Henius, and Corrine I. Voils. “Development and Initial Validation of the Caregiver Perceptions About Communication With Clinical Team Members (CAPACITY) Measure.Med Care Res Rev 76, no. 6 (December 2019): 784–806. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077558717747985.
Van Houtven CH, Miller KEM, O’Brien EC, Wolff JL, Lindquist J, Kabat M, et al. Development and Initial Validation of the Caregiver Perceptions About Communication With Clinical Team Members (CAPACITY) Measure. Med Care Res Rev. 2019 Dec;76(6):784–806.
Van Houtven, Courtney Harold, et al. “Development and Initial Validation of the Caregiver Perceptions About Communication With Clinical Team Members (CAPACITY) Measure.Med Care Res Rev, vol. 76, no. 6, Dec. 2019, pp. 784–806. Pubmed, doi:10.1177/1077558717747985.
Van Houtven CH, Miller KEM, O’Brien EC, Wolff JL, Lindquist J, Kabat M, Campbell-Kotler M, Henius J, Voils CI. Development and Initial Validation of the Caregiver Perceptions About Communication With Clinical Team Members (CAPACITY) Measure. Med Care Res Rev. 2019 Dec;76(6):784–806.
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Published In

Med Care Res Rev

DOI

EISSN

1552-6801

Publication Date

December 2019

Volume

76

Issue

6

Start / End Page

784 / 806

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Psychometrics
  • Patient Preference
  • Patient Care Team
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Health Policy & Services
  • Female
  • Communication