Valuing end-of-life care: translation and content validation of the ICECAP-SCM measure

BMC Palliative Care

Hans-Helmut König¹  Judith Dams¹  Joanna Coast²  Philip Kinghorn³  Janine Stein⁴  Steffi G. Riedel-Heller⁴  Marie Dorow⁴  Uta Gühne⁴  Jessica Grothe⁴  Margrit Löbner⁴ 

[1] Department of Health Economics and Health Services Research, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany;Health Economics Bristol, Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK;Health Economics Unit, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, UK;Institute of Social Medicine, Occupational Health and Public Health (ISAP) Medical Faculty, University of Leipzig, Philipp-Rosenthal-Str. 55, 04103, Leipzig, Germany;

关键词: Palliative care;    Quality of life;    Hospices;    Translations;    Questionnaires;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12904-021-00722-5

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThe evaluation of care strategies at the end of life is particularly important due to the globally increasing proportion of very old people in need of care. The ICECAP-Supportive Care Measure is a self-complete questionnaire developed in the UK to evaluate palliative and supportive care by measuring patient’s wellbeing in terms of ‘capability’. It is a new measure with high potential for broad and international use. The aims of this study were the translation of the ICECAP-Supportive Care Measure from English into German and the content validation of this version.MethodsA multi-step and team-based translation process based on the TRAPD model was performed. An expert survey was carried out to assess content validity. The expert panel (n = 20) consisted of four expert groups: representative seniors aged 65+, patients aged 65+ living in residential care, patients aged 65+ receiving end-of-life care, and professionals in end-of-life care.ResultsThe German version of the ICECAP-Supportive Care Measure showed an excellent content validity on both item- and scale-level. In addition, a high agreement regarding the length of the single items and the total length of the questionnaire as well as the number of answer categories was reached.ConclusionsThe German ICECAP-SCM is a valid tool to assess the quality of life at the end of life that is suitable for use in different settings. The questionnaire may be utilized in multinational clinical and economic evaluations of end-of-life care.

【 授权许可】

CC BY