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- Title
Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire Administered to Hospitalized Patients With Heart Failure.
- Authors
Tucker, Rebecca; Quinn, Jill R.; Chen, Ding-Geng (Din); Chen, Leway
- Abstract
Background and Purpose: The psychometric properties of the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) have been examined primarily in community-dwelling patients with heart failure (HF). The objective of this research was to examine the properties of the KCCQ administered to patients hospitalized with HF (N = 233). Methods: Confirmatory factor analysis, Cronbach's alphas, and correlations were performed to examine the scale's dimensions, reliability, and validity. Results: Confirmatory factor analysis indicated a 5-factor solution (63.6% of the variance). The Cronbach's alpha levels were greater than.70, except for the self-efficacy dimension (.60). Convergent validity was not verified between the KCCQ and several illness severity measures. Conclusions: The psychometric properties of the KCCQ may be different based on the population in which the KCCQ is administered, which may have clinical implications.
- Subjects
PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; CONCEPTUAL structures; STATISTICAL correlation; FACTOR analysis; HEART failure; INTERVIEWING; LONGITUDINAL method; RESEARCH methodology; PROBABILITY theory; QUALITY of life; RESEARCH evaluation; RESEARCH funding; STATISTICAL sampling; SCALE analysis (Psychology); INDEPENDENT living; SEVERITY of illness index; RESEARCH methodology evaluation; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Journal of Nursing Measurement, 2016, Vol 24, Issue 2, p245
- ISSN
1061-3749
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1891/1061-3749.24.2.245