Abstract
Objective We aimed to translate the English version of Patient Dignity Inventory (PDI) into Chinese and test the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of PDI in terminal stage patients. Methods Totally 285 patients in terminal stage was recruited and investigated by the Chinese version of PDI. Results The internal consistency coefficient of the Chinese version of PDI ranged from 0.728 to 0.953, which was >0.70; split half coefficient was 0.561; the test-retest reliability was 0.824, which showed that internal consistency of Chinese version of PDI was good. The content validity index was 0.912. Factor analysis got five factors, which explained 62.172% of the total variance; the factor loading of each item was >0.4. Conclusions The Chinese version of PDI has been proved to be reliable and valid. It can be used as a valid tool for the measurement of dignity in terminal stage patients. Key words: Patient Dignity Inventory; Terminal stage patients; Validity; Reliability
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