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Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Analysis of the construct of dignity and content validity of the patient dignity inventory | Albers et al. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2011 9 45 http www.hqlo.eom content 9 1 45 HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES RESEARCH Open Access Analysis of the construct of dignity and content validity of the patient dignity inventory Gwenda Albers1 H Roeline W PasmaNf Mette L Rurup1t Henrica CW de Vet2t and Bregje D Onwuteaka-Philipsen Abstract Background Maintaining dignity the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect is considered as a goal of palliative care. The aim of this study was to analyse the construct of personal dignity and to assess the content validity of the Patient Dignity Inventory PDI in people with an advance directive in the Netherlands. Methods Data were collected within the framework of an advance directives cohort study. This cohort study is aiming to get a better insight into how decisions are made at the end of life with regard to advance directives in the Netherlands. One half of the cohort n 2404 received an open-ended question concerning factors relevant to dignity. Content labels were assigned to issues mentioned in the responses to the open-ended question. The other half of the cohort n 2537 received a written questionnaire including the PDI. The relevance and comprehensiveness of the PDI items were assessed with the COSMIN checklist COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health status Measurement INstruments . Results The majority of the PDI items were found to be relevant for the construct to be measured the study population and the purpose of the study but the items were not completely comprehensive. The responses to the open-ended question indicated that communication and care-related aspects were also important for dignity. Conclusions This study demonstrated that the PDI items were relevant for people with an advance directive in the Netherlands. The comprehensiveness of the items can be improved by including items concerning communication and care. Introduction Dignity is a topic which often arises in .
