Validation of the professional good care scale in nursing homes (GCS-NH)
Abstract Background There is extensive concern about older people’s care in institutions, especially recently in the past years. One of the reasons is linked to the cases of elder abuse, not only shown by academic and scientific sources, but also by social and mass media and their impact on public p...
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doaj-ab950e3436da4d759791f5772728c3c52021-04-18T11:11:28ZengBMCBMC Geriatrics1471-23182021-04-012111910.1186/s12877-021-02199-6Validation of the professional good care scale in nursing homes (GCS-NH)Gema Pérez-Rojo0Javier López1Cristina Noriega2José Angel Martínez-Huertas3Cristina Velasco4Department of Psychology and Pedagogy, School of Medicine, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU UniversitiesDepartment of Psychology and Pedagogy, School of Medicine, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU UniversitiesDepartment of Psychology and Pedagogy, School of Medicine, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU UniversitiesDepartment of Cognitive Psychology at the Universidad Autónoma de MadridDepartment of Psychology and Pedagogy, School of Medicine, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU UniversitiesAbstract Background There is extensive concern about older people’s care in institutions, especially recently in the past years. One of the reasons is linked to the cases of elder abuse, not only shown by academic and scientific sources, but also by social and mass media and their impact on public perception of the institutional setting. What is more, current COVID-19 pandemic consequences on older people have provoked alarm and worry especially about what is happening in institutions. Methods The sample for this study consists of 286 staff working in nursing homes in Spain. This study aimed to assess the psychometric properties of the Professional Good Care Scale in Nursing Homes (GCS-NH). Results Results of parallel analyses and exploratory factor analyses (EFAs) showed a four-factor model for the 32-item scale: humanization (9 items), non-infantilization (10 items), respect (7 items) and empowerment (6 items). Then, psychometric properties were tested analysing internal consistency (reliability) and convergent, divergent and criterion validity. High internal consistency (reliability) and different validity evidence were obtained for the total scores of the GCS-NH and its subscales. GCS-NH scores were also capable of detecting risk of probable institutional elder abuse. Conclusions Results show that this scale is an appropriate, valid, and reliable multidimensional instrument to evaluate good care in older institutionalized people by staff. Good care is an outcome of a complex construct in which a wide range of factors converge (staff, older people, and environmental characteristics). The GCS-NH has potential to be used as a multidimensional tool to assess good care.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02199-6InstitutionalElder abuseProtective factors |
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Validation of the professional good care scale in nursing homes (GCS-NH) |
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Validation of the professional good care scale in nursing homes (GCS-NH) |
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Validation of the professional good care scale in nursing homes (GCS-NH) |
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Abstract Background There is extensive concern about older people’s care in institutions, especially recently in the past years. One of the reasons is linked to the cases of elder abuse, not only shown by academic and scientific sources, but also by social and mass media and their impact on public perception of the institutional setting. What is more, current COVID-19 pandemic consequences on older people have provoked alarm and worry especially about what is happening in institutions. Methods The sample for this study consists of 286 staff working in nursing homes in Spain. This study aimed to assess the psychometric properties of the Professional Good Care Scale in Nursing Homes (GCS-NH). Results Results of parallel analyses and exploratory factor analyses (EFAs) showed a four-factor model for the 32-item scale: humanization (9 items), non-infantilization (10 items), respect (7 items) and empowerment (6 items). Then, psychometric properties were tested analysing internal consistency (reliability) and convergent, divergent and criterion validity. High internal consistency (reliability) and different validity evidence were obtained for the total scores of the GCS-NH and its subscales. GCS-NH scores were also capable of detecting risk of probable institutional elder abuse. Conclusions Results show that this scale is an appropriate, valid, and reliable multidimensional instrument to evaluate good care in older institutionalized people by staff. Good care is an outcome of a complex construct in which a wide range of factors converge (staff, older people, and environmental characteristics). The GCS-NH has potential to be used as a multidimensional tool to assess good care. |
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Institutional Elder abuse Protective factors |
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