| Autor: |
Becker, Todd D., Clem, Sarah E., Sacco, Paul, Cagle, John G., Davitt, Joan K., Kusmaul, Nancy |
| Zdroj: |
Journal of Applied Gerontology; Jan2025, Vol. 44 Issue 1, p70-82, 13p |
| Abstrakt: |
This study examined the psychometric properties of the eight-item Hospice Philosophy Scale (HPS-8) through confirmatory factor analysis; differential item functioning by age, gender, race, and professional discipline; and internal consistency reliability. We administered the HPS-8 to a national convenience sample of 471 interdisciplinary hospice clinicians. Confirmatory factor analysis results supported a one-factor model with an error correlation between two similarly worded items, χ2(19) = 48.38, p <.001 (RMSEA =.06, SRMR =.03, CFI =.98, TLI =.97). "Multiple indicators, multiple causes" model results indicated differential item functioning by age, race, and/or professional discipline on five items. However, subsequent uncorrected and differential item functioning-corrected models detected no statistically significant HPS-8 mean differences by grouping variables. Composite reliability results (CR =.82) demonstrated acceptable internal consistency reliability. Our results support the HPS-8 as a valid and reliable measure of attitudes toward the hospice philosophy of care in hospice clinicians. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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