Abstract
AimThe aim of this study was to translate and culturally adapt the PCPI‐S into German and to eventually test its psychometric properties in long‐term care settings.BackgroundPerson‐centred practice has been widely adopted internationally as a best‐practice model in nursing and health care. To ensure a sustainable implementation of this practice and to successively promote it, person‐centred practice should be evaluated on a regular basis. The Person‐centred Practice Inventory—Staff (PCPI‐S), which is based on McCormack & McCance's Person‐centred Practice Framework, is a new instrument for this purpose by assessing perceptions of person‐centredness among healthcare staff.DesignA two‐phase research design was used involving the translation and cultural adaption of the PCPI‐S from English to German (PCPI‐S‐G; Phase 1) and a quantitative cross‐sectional survey (Phase 2).MethodsConstruct validity was evaluated using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and internal consistency was calculated using Cronbach's α.ResultsPhase 1 was conducted using an internationally recommended checklist for translations and cultural adaptations. In Phase 2, the PCPI‐S‐G was tested in 15 residential care homes in Austria with a sample of 255 staff members. The CFA showed good construct validity and supported the theoretical framework. The internal consistency for the three constructs of the PCPI‐S was excellent, revealing Cronbach's α‐scores from 0.902–0.941.
Highlights
The concept of “person-centredness” puts the person in the centre of the care process and decision-making
Person-centredness is recognized as a best-practice model in health care and has shown high relevance for health strategy (Jones et al, 2017; McCormack & McCance, 2017; Wilberforce et al, 2016)
This article reports on the translation, the cultural adaptation and the psychometric evaluation of the German version of the Person-centred Practice Inventory—Staff (PCPI-S)
Summary
The concept of “person-centredness” puts the person in the centre of the care process and decision-making. McCormack and McCance (2017) developed the Person-centred Practice-Framework (PCP-Framework) to help healthcare staff gain a better understanding of the concept and to provide orientation to implement person-centred care into practice. This framework is composed of five constructs: the macro-context, the prerequisites, the care environment, the person-centred processes and the person-centred outcomes. These constructs cover the key aspects of the concept and are related to each other. The person-centred processes focus on care interventions to achieve person-centred outcomes which are expected from effective person-centred practice and which represent the core of the theoretical framework
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