Psychometric Testing of the CEECCA Questionnaire to Assess Ability to Communicate among Individuals with Aphasia

Willian-Jesús Martín-Dorta, Alfonso-Miguel García-Hernández (), Jonathan Delgado-Hernández, Estela Sainz-Fregel, Raquel-Candelaria Miranda-Martín, Alejandra Suárez-Pérez, Alejandra Jiménez-Álvarez, Elena Martín-Felipe and Pedro-Ruymán Brito-Brito
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Willian-Jesús Martín-Dorta: Primary Care Management of Tenerife, The Canary Islands Health Service, 38400 Puerto de la Cruz, Spain
Alfonso-Miguel García-Hernández: Department of Nursing, University of La Laguna, 38200 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain
Jonathan Delgado-Hernández: CREN Specialist Rehabilitation Centre, 38296 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain
Estela Sainz-Fregel: Primary Care Management of Tenerife, The Canary Islands Health Service, 38400 Puerto de la Cruz, Spain
Raquel-Candelaria Miranda-Martín: Primary Care Management of Tenerife, The Canary Islands Health Service, 38400 Puerto de la Cruz, Spain
Alejandra Suárez-Pérez: Rehabilitation Department, University Hospital of the Canary Islands, The Canary Islands Health Service, 38320 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain
Alejandra Jiménez-Álvarez: Rehabilitation Department, University Hospital of the Canary Islands, The Canary Islands Health Service, 38320 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain
Elena Martín-Felipe: Neurology Department, Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria University Hospital, The Canary Islands Health Service, 38010 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Pedro-Ruymán Brito-Brito: Training and Research in Care, Primary Care Management Board of Tenerife, The Canary Islands Health Service, Department of Nursing, University of La Laguna, 38200 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 5, 1-28

Abstract: (1) Background: The CEECCA questionnaire assesses the ability to communicate among individuals with aphasia. It was designed using the NANDA-I and NOC standardised nursing languages (SNLs), reaching high content validity index and representativeness index values. The questionnaire was pilot-tested, demonstrating its feasibility for use by nurses in any healthcare setting. This study aims to identify the psychometric properties of this instrument. (2) Methods: 47 individuals with aphasia were recruited from primary and specialist care facilities. The instrument was tested for construct validity and criterion validity, reliability, internal consistency, and responsiveness. The NANDA-I and NOC SNLs and the Boston test were used for criterion validity testing. (3) Results: five language dimensions explained 78.6% of the total variance. Convergent criterion validity tests showed concordances of up to 94% (Cohen’s κ : 0.9; p < 0.001) using the Boston test, concordances of up to 81% using DCs of NANDA-I diagnoses (Cohen’s κ : 0.6; p < 0.001), and concordances of up to 96% (Cohen’s κ : 0.9; p < 0.001) using NOC indicators. The internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha) was 0.98. Reliability tests revealed test–retest concordances of 76–100% ( p < 0.001). (4) Conclusions: the CEECCA is an easy-to-use, valid, and reliable instrument to assess the ability to communicate among individuals with aphasia.

Keywords: aphasia; surveys and questionnaires; standardised nursing terminology; nursing assessment; validation studies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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