Journal
JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT
Volume 32, Issue 1, Pages 71-81Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2006.01.007
Keywords
validity; reliability; psychometric evaluation; patient-provider communication; patient satisfaction; pain; patient beliefs; quality of life; patient and provider participatory styles
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of a modified version, of the Perceived Involvement in Care Scale (M-PICS), a measure designed to assess pain patients' perceptions of patient health care provider communication during the medical consultation. Eighth-seven breast cancer outpatients with persistent pain completed a battery of questionnaires, including the M-PICS. A factor analysis supported four factors. Factor 1 reflected health care provider information behaviors; Factor 2, health care provider facilitation of patient involvement; Factor 3, patient information provision; and, Factor 4, patient participation in decision making. The M PIGS total had an internal consistency of 0.87; alphas for subscales ranged from 0.80 to 0.90. M-PICS scores related to measures of patient characteristics and outcomes, including pain-related communication barriers, psychological status, quality of life, and health care satisfaction, in predicted ways. The M-PICS is a reliable and valid measure of perceived patient-provider communication in the context of persistent pain.
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