Turkish Cultural Adaptation, Validation and Reliability Study of MedRisk Instrument

June 12, 2013 updated by: Cigdem Ayhan, Hacettepe University

Turkish Version of MedRisk Instrument for Measuring Patient Satisfaction With Physical Therapy Care: Its Cultural Adaptation, Validation and Reliability Study

The aims of this study were to perform cultural adaptation of the MedRisk Instrument for Measuring Patient Satisfaction With Physical Therapy Care (MRPS) instrument and provide information regarding the factor structure, group-level reliability, and criterion-referenced validity of the instrument in Turkish speaking patients.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

Patient satisfaction with physical therapy has become an important concern in health care, used to monitor patient perceptions of the quality of physical therapy care services. Measurement of patient satisfaction may provide useful information which may improve the quality of health care. The "MedRisk Instrument for Measuring Patient Satisfaction With Physical Therapy Care" (MRPS) is one of these instruments, which has undergone reliability and validation testing.The MRPS is a 20-item (18 items and 2 global measures) questionnaire which assess patient experience about therapist, registration process and convenience of environment.

A survey on a consecutive sample of patients from various regions in Turkey who were receiving outpatient physiotherapy programs was recruited.The study was divided into two phases: Phase I, the cross-cultural adaptation, which involves the translation procedures into Turkish and preliminary probe in the target population; and phase II, which involves the reliability and validation study.

After providing informed consent, for test-retest reliability, all subjects were asked to complete the MRPS twice; the first at least after receiving three sessions of physiotherapy and the second four days later which could coincide with the date of their discharge but not later. Subjects provided information regarding their age, sex, and location of primary symptoms prior to completing the instrument.Factor structure.

The construct validity was evaluated by factor analysis method. An exploratory factor analysis, using principal components analysis with varimax rotation was performed.Criterion validity was addressed by determining the correlation between two global measures of satisfaction and each of the 18 items. The measurement properties of the potential factors were investigated by determining correlations of the factors to the global measures and 10-cm Visual Analog Scale (VAS) which evaluates the level of patient satisfaction with higher scores indicating better satisfaction. Pearson correlation coefficient was used to assess the strength of the linear relationships. Test-retest reliability was examined by calculating the Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC). Internal consistency relates to homogeneity of an instrument, which is assessed with Cronbach's alpha

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

317

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients from various regions in Turkey who were receiving outpatient physiotherapy programs.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All subjects had to be able to read and write in Turkish.

Exclusion Criteria:

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
patient satisfaction instrument
Time Frame: 5 minutes
5 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

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Investigators

  • Study Director: Özgen Aras, T.C. Dumlupınar Üniversitesi
  • Principal Investigator: Cigdem Ayhan, Hacettepe University
  • Study Chair: Yavuz Yakut, Hacettepe University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

April 1, 2011

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

September 1, 2012

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

March 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 7, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 12, 2013

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

June 13, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

June 13, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 12, 2013

Last Verified

June 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation

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