Development the Care Evaluation Scale Version 2.0: a modified version of a measure for bereaved family members to evaluate the structure and process of palliative care for cancer patient

Miyashita, Mitsunori; Aoyama, Maho; Nakahata, Misato; Yamada, Yuji; Abe, Mutsumi; Yanagihara, Kazuhiro; Shirado, Akemi; Shutoh, Mariko; Okamoto, Yoshiaki; Hamano, Jun; Miyamoto, Aoi; Yoshida, Saki; Sato, Kazuki; Hirai, Kei; Morita, Tatsuya

doi:10.1186/s12904-017-0183-2

Table 2 Item and factor analysis

From: Development the Care Evaluation Scale Version 2.0: a modified version of a measure for bereaved family members to evaluate the structure and process of palliative care for cancer patient

	Standardized regression coefficients										Communarity	Missing value (%)	Pearson's r ^b	ICC　^c
	F1	F2	F3	F4	F5	F6	F7	F8	F9	F10	Communarity	Missing value (%)	Pearson's r ^b	ICC　^c
V. Explanation to family by phsician (mean = 82, SD = 17)
13. Physician gave sufficient explanation to the family about condition and the medical treatment.^a	0.95	−0.10	−0.03	0.01	0.06	−0.01	0.08	−0.02	0.02	0.00	0.92	2.03	0.95	0.76
14. Physician gave easy-to-understand explanation to the family about condition and the medical treatment.	0.91	0.00	−0.01	−0.03	0.03	−0.05	0.10	−0.01	−0.02	0.11	0.94	2.28	0.96	0.70
15. Consideration is given so that the family would participate in the selection of treatment.	0.86	0.08	0.05	−0.05	0.04	−0.08	0.03	0.09	0.06	−0.02	0.91	2.54	0.94	0.75
III. Pycho-existential care (mean = 84, SD = 16)
7. Physicans, nurses and staff endevered to relieve patient’s concerns and worries.^a	0.09	0.74	0.00	0.04	0.06	−0.16	0.22	0.03	0.03	0.06	0.90	2.79	0.96	0.69
8. Physicans, nurses and staff endevored to relieve patient’s sadness and depression.	−0.03	0.84	−0.02	0.07	0.07	0.02	0.06	−0.04	−0.01	0.10	0.93	3.55	0.96	0.69
9. Physicans, nurses and staff endevered so that the patient’s hope would be accomplished.	0.12	0.83	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.12	−0.09	−0.05	0.00	−0.03	0.91	2.79	0.93	0.64
IX. Availability (mean = 82, SD = 17)
23. Admission (use) is possible when necessary without waiting.^a	0.01	0.13	0.95	−0.01	−0.10	0.07	−0.06	0.02	−0.08	−0.10	0.88	8.12	0.90	0.70
24. The procedures of admission (use) are simple.	0.02	−0.02	0.89	−0.03	0.08	−0.05	0.02	0.01	0.03	−0.03	0.85	8.38	0.89	0.60
25. Admission (use) is in accordance with the wishes of the patient and family.	−0.01	−0.14	0.83	0.01	0.09	−0.05	0.14	−0.01	0.06	0.18	0.86	8.88	0.88	0.66
VI. Environment (mean = 78, SD = 20)
16. Hospital or room was convenient and comfortable.^a	−0.02	0.05	−0.02	0.82	0.07	0.01	0.09	−0.19	0.15	0.04	0.87	1.27	0.92	0.60
17. Environment was quiet and calm .	−0.03	−0.10	−0.05	0.87	0.09	−0.11	0.04	0.23	−0.08	0.14	0.90	3.55	0.89	0.59
18. Toilet and washstand facilities was convinient.	0.00	0.13	0.04	0.91	−0.12	0.10	−0.05	0.07	0.00	−0.16	0.87	5.84	0.90	0.74
X. Coordination and consistency (mean = 80, SD = 17)
26. There is good cooperation among staff members such as physicians and nurses.^a	−0.08	0.19	0.07	−0.06	0.80	0.03	−0.02	0.07	0.01	0.04	0.90	2.03	0.93	0.72
27. Important information was shared even when the attending physician or nurse was changed.	0.03	0.07	−0.03	−0.01	0.93	−0.03	0.11	−0.03	−0.02	−0.06	0.94	3.30	0.95	0.72
28. Treatment is planned with appropriate consideration of the previous course of the disease.	0.23	−0.06	0.07	0.09	0.81	0.14	−0.16	−0.04	−0.01	−0.06	0.92	4.31	0.92	0.72
I. Physical care by physician (mean = 85, SD = 15)
1. Physicans endevered to relieve physical discomfort of the patient^a	0.08	−0.01	−0.02	0.02	0.06	0.77	0.17	0.08	0.01	−0.04	0.91	1.27	0.93	0.70
2. Physicans deal promptly with discomforting physical symptoms of the patient	−0.05	−0.03	0.04	0.00	0.04	0.74	0.14	−0.02	0.03	0.24	0.88	2.79	0.93	0.67
3. Physicans have adequate knowledge and skills to alleviate physical symptoms of the patient	0.18	0.14	−0.04	−0.01	0.04	0.67	0.11	0.01	−0.02	0.00	0.89	2.79	0.91	0.71
II. Physical care by nurse (mean = 83, SD = 18)
4. Nurses endevered to relieve physical discomfort of the patient^a	0.12	−0.07	0.01	0.10	−0.04	0.26	0.83	−0.07	−0.04	−0.11	0.92	3.81	0.92	0.64
5. Nurses deal promptly with discomforting physical symptoms of the patient	0.00	0.32	0.12	0.05	−0.05	−0.01	0.73	−0.02	−0.02	0.03	0.93	3.55	0.93	0.70
6. Nurses have adequate knowledge and skills to alleviate physical symptoms of the patient	−0.05	0.38	−0.11	−0.18	0.11	0.16	0.49	0.16	0.07	−0.03	0.82	3.30	0.91	0.70
VIII. Consideration with family health (mean = 77, SD = 16)
21. Consideration was given to the health of family^a	−0.01	−0.09	0.03	−0.02	0.00	0.11	−0.04	0.86	0.12	0.07	0.89	3.81	0.94	0.59
22. Consideration was given so that the family could have their own time and continue to work	0.05	0.07	0.00	0.10	−0.01	−0.05	0.02	0.93	−0.05	−0.04	0.91	5.33	0.94	0.50
VII. Cost (mean = 74, SD = 19)
19. The total cost is reasonable.^a	0.04	0.10	−0.06	0.06	0.00	−0.06	0.04	−0.02	0.89	0.02	0.93	7.11	0.95	0.60
20. The contents of the bills are easy to understand.	0.02	−0.05	0.06	0.01	−0.01	0.07	−0.07	0.08	0.94	−0.06	0.93	10.41	0.95	0.65
IV. Explanation to patient by phsician (mean = 80, SD = 18)
10. Physician gave sufficient explanation to the patient about condition and the medical treatment.^a	0.38	0.25	0.01	−0.03	−0.08	0.12	−0.11	−0.02	0.04	0.59	0.93	3.55	0.94	0.68
11. Physician gave easy-to-understand explanation to the patient about condition and the medical treatment.	0.41	0.11	−0.03	0.01	−0.02	0.12	−0.03	0.07	−0.07	0.63	0.95	2.03	0.96	0.67
12. Consideration is given so that the patient would participate in the selection of treatment.	0.26	0.14	0.09	0.05	−0.04	0.22	−0.10	−0.03	0.01	0.55	0.84	5.58	0.90	0.70

^aitems of short version
^bPearson’s correlation coefficient with each subscale total score
^cintraclass correlation coefficient

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