RT Journal Article
T1 Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Quality of Dying in Long-Term Care Scale (QoD-LTC) for Spanish Nursing Homes
A1 Puente-Fernández, Daniel
A1 Jimeno-Ucles, Rosel
A1 Mota-Romero, Emilio
A1 Roldán, Concepción
A1 Froggatt, Katherine
A1 Montoya-Juárez, Rafael
K1 Terminal care
K1 Nursing homes
K1 Long-term care
K1 Palliative care
K1 Quality of health care
K1 Quality indicators
K1 Cuidado terminal
K1 Casas de salud
K1 Cuidados a largo plazo
K1 Cuidados paliativos
K1 Calidad de la atención de salud
K1 Indicadores de calidad de la atención de salud
AB Background: There is a need for instruments that can evaluate the psychosocial quality of dying in nursing homes. The aim of this study was to adapt and validate the Quality of Dying in Long-Term Care scale (QoD-LTC) to the Spanish context. Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study. Fourteen nurses from 7 facilities in southern Spain assessed 153 residents who died in the centers; validity, reliability, and feasibility were evaluated. Results: The Spanish version consists of 11 items with acceptable reliability (α = 0.681). Three factors model was validated by principal components analysis. A mean of 180.62 (SD = 86.66) seconds is needed to fill it in. An inter-observer 0.753 (95% CI: 0.391–0.900, p< 0.001) and intra-observer 0.855 (95% CI: 0.568–0.951 p = 0.001) reliability were observed. Weak correlation was observed; positive with mono-item question (0.322) and negative with Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) with a value of (−0.321) and Integrated Palliative outcome scale (IPOS) with a value of (−0.252). Conclusions: The QoD-LTC scale presents an adequate factorial structure, internal consistency, and feasibility to evaluate psychosocial quality of dying in nursing homes. It can be used as a quality indicator.
PB MDPI
SN 1661-7827
YR 2021
FD 2021-05-16
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/3342
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/3342
LA en
NO Puente-Fernández D, Jimeno-Ucles R, Mota-Romero E, Roldán C, Froggatt K, Montoya-Juárez R. Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Quality of Dying in Long-Term Care Scale (QoD-LTC) for Spanish Nursing Homes. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 5287.
DS RISalud
RD Apr 5, 2025