TY - JOUR
T1 - Organizational assessment in paediatric primary care
T2 - Development and initial validation of the primary care organizational questionnaire
AU - Hall, Charles B.
AU - Tennen, Howard
AU - Wakefield, Dorothy B.
AU - Brazil, Kevin
AU - Cloutier, Michelle M.
PY - 2006/11
Y1 - 2006/11
N2 - Primary care in the United States is undergoing many changes. Reliable and valid instruments are needed to assess the effects of these changes. The Primary Care Organizational Questionnaire (PCOQ), a 56-item 5-point Likert scale survey that evaluates interactions among members of the clinic/practice and job-related attributes, was administered to clinicians and staff in 36 primary care practices serving paediatric populations in Connecticut. A priori scales were reliable (Cronbach alpha ≥0.7). Analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed greater heterogeneity across clinics than within clinics for 13 of 15 a priori scales, which were then included in a principal component factor analysis with varimax rotation. Eigenvalue analysis showed nine significant factors, largely similar to the a priori scales, indicating concurrent construct validity. Further research will ascertain the utility of the PCOQ in predicting the effectiveness of primary care practices in implementing disease management programmes.
AB - Primary care in the United States is undergoing many changes. Reliable and valid instruments are needed to assess the effects of these changes. The Primary Care Organizational Questionnaire (PCOQ), a 56-item 5-point Likert scale survey that evaluates interactions among members of the clinic/practice and job-related attributes, was administered to clinicians and staff in 36 primary care practices serving paediatric populations in Connecticut. A priori scales were reliable (Cronbach alpha ≥0.7). Analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed greater heterogeneity across clinics than within clinics for 13 of 15 a priori scales, which were then included in a principal component factor analysis with varimax rotation. Eigenvalue analysis showed nine significant factors, largely similar to the a priori scales, indicating concurrent construct validity. Further research will ascertain the utility of the PCOQ in predicting the effectiveness of primary care practices in implementing disease management programmes.
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U2 - 10.1258/095148406778951457
DO - 10.1258/095148406778951457
M3 - Article
C2 - 17132197
AN - SCOPUS:33751432652
SN - 0951-4848
VL - 19
SP - 207
EP - 214
JO - Health Services Management Research
JF - Health Services Management Research
IS - 4
ER -