RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 QUOTE-HIV: an instrument for assessing quality of HIV care from the patients’ perspective
JF Quality and Safety in Health Care
JO Qual Saf Health Care
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 188
OP 193
DO 10.1136/qhc.12.3.188
VO 12
IS 3
A1 C F Hekkink
A1 H J Sixma
A1 L Wigersma
A1 C J Yzermans
A1 J T M van der Meer
A1 P J E Bindels
A1 K Brinkman
A1 S A Danner
YR 2003
UL http://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/12/3/188.abstract
AB Background: An HIV-specific version of the QUOTE questionnaire was developed to measure the quality of care of patients infected with HIV from the patients’ perspective. The consistency and validity of the questionnaire was assessed. Methods: Focus group discussions were held to select aspects for inclusion in the questionnaire that are important to patients with HIV. Item and inter-item analysis, factor analysis, and reliability analysis were performed to test the internal consistency and validity of the questionnaire. Results: Twenty seven items (13 generic and 14 HIV specific) were used in the QUOTE-HIV questionnaire. Separate factor analyses of the generic and HIV specific aspects indicated that each loaded onto a single factor. The internal consistency of the total questionnaire was good (Cronbach’s alpha ≥0.80). Feasibility of the questionnaire was shown by the diversity of importance and performance scores for general practitioners as well as for HIV specialists and AIDS nursing consultants. Conclusion: The QUOTE-HIV questionnaire is a useful instrument for measuring the quality of care from the perspective of HIV infected patients.