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1 to 1 of 1 Research Studies DisplayedHoonakker PLT, Carayon P, Brown RL
Satisfaction of older patients with emergency department care: psychometric properties and construct validity of the Consumer Emergency Care Satisfaction Scale.
This study’s purpose to was examine the construct validity of the Consumer Emergency Care Satisfaction Scale (CECSS), designed to measure patient satisfaction in the emergency department (ED). The authors administered 2 surveys to older adults who presented with a fall to the ED and used electronic health record data to examine construct validity of the CECSS and ceiling effects. Using several criteria, they improved construct validity of the CECSS, reduced ceiling effects, and standardized scoring.
AHRQ-funded; HS026624.
Citation: Hoonakker PLT, Carayon P, Brown RL .
Satisfaction of older patients with emergency department care: psychometric properties and construct validity of the Consumer Emergency Care Satisfaction Scale.
J Nurs Care Qual 2023 Jul-Sep; 38(3):256-63. doi: 10.1097/ncq.0000000000000694..
Keywords: Elderly, Emergency Department, Patient Experience