Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.3325/cmj.2015.56.50
Reliability and validity of the Croatian version of Consultation and Relational Empathy (CARE) Measure in primary care setting
Miroslav Hanževački
; Zagreb Zapad Health Care Center Zagreb, Croatia
Trpimir Jakovina
; Department of Psychological Medicine, Zagreb University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia
Aran Tomac
; Department of Psychological Medicine, Zagreb University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia
Stewart Mercer
; Department of Primary Care, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
Abstract
Aim To translate the Consultation and Relational Empathy
(CARE) Measure into Croatian and validate the Croatian
version of the questionnaire.
Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in July
2011 in 8 general practices (GP) in Croatia. Following two
stages of translation, back-translation, and pilot testing, the
Croatian version of the CARE was tested on 568 consecutive
patients.
Results Face validity was high, the number of missing
values was low (9%), and the internal consistency (Cronbach’s
alpha) was 0.77. A principal component analysis of
10 CARE Measure items extracted two components with
eigenvalues >1. These two components explained 43.6%
of the total instrument variance.
Conclusion The Croatian version of the CARE Measure
had acceptable reliability and face validity, but its intended
component structure was not reproduced and further research
is needed to understand its dimensionality.
Received
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Hrčak ID:
139296
URI
Publication date:
15.2.2015.
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