摘要

Context. Caregiver satisfaction with palliative care is a crucial indicator of its effectiveness. In light of the lack of validated or reliable Italian instruments, the Post Mortem Questionnaire-Short Form (QPM-SF), a self-report questionnaire, has been developed to assess home and inpatient hospice care. %26lt;br%26gt;Objectives. The present study was designed to evaluate the psychometric properties of QPM-SF and assess for differences in quality of palliative care between hospice and home care settings. %26lt;br%26gt;Methods. A total of 584 caregivers of terminal cancer patients completed QPM-SF one month after the death of the care recipient. To assess test-retest reliability, a subgroup of 50 caregivers completed the questionnaire a second time, one month later. %26lt;br%26gt;Results. QPM-SF showed good internal consistency and temporal stability and a four-factor structure: %26quot;Integrated home care,%26apos;%26apos; %26quot;Hospice,%26apos;%26apos; %26quot;Physical care-Information-Global evaluation,%26apos;%26apos; and %26quot;Needs.%26apos;%26apos; %26lt;br%26gt;Conclusion. QPM-SF may be considered a valid, reliable, and well-accepted self-report instrument for examining and implementing palliative care interventions.

  • 出版日期2014-2