Validation of the Spanish version of the questionnaire on Patient Empowerment in Long-Term Conditions

Paloma Garcimartín, Josep Comín-Colet, Yolanda Pardo-Cladellas, Neus Badosa, Anna Linas, Laia Rosenfeld, Merçe Faraudo, Oliver Valero, Encarna Hidalgo, Miguel Cainzos-Achirica, Sonia Ruiz and Pilar Delgado-Hito

PLOS ONE, 2020, vol. 15, issue 6, 1-14

Abstract: Background: Patient empowerment is a key factor in improving health outcomes. Objective: To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the questionnaire on Patient Empowerment in Long-Term Conditions (PELC) that evaluates the degree of empowerment of patients with chronic diseases. Methods: Three measurements were made (at baseline, 2 weeks and 12 weeks) of quality of life (QoL), self-care, self-efficacy and empowerment. Reliability was evaluated as internal consistency for the entire sample. Test-retest reproducibility was evaluated for patients who were stable from baseline to week 2 (n = 70). Validity was analysed (n = 124) as baseline correlations with QoL, self-care, self-efficacy, clinical data and psychosocial variables. Sensitivity to change was analysed in terms of effect size for patients who had improved between baseline and week 12 (n = 48). Results: The study was carried out with 124 patients with a diagnosis of heart failure. Cronbach’s alpha was high, at >0.9, and the interclass correlation coefficient was low, at 0.47. PELC questionnaire scores showed differences depending on New York Heart Association functional class (p

Date: 2020
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