Adaptation and psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the heart continuity of care questionnaire (HCCQ)

Valaker, Irene; Fridlund, Bengt; Wentzel-Larsen, Tore; Hadjistavropoulos, Heather; Nordrehaug, Jan Erik; Rotevatn, Svein; Råholm, Maj-Britt; Norekvål, Tone M.

doi:10.1186/s12874-019-0706-z

Table 2 Item analysis of the 33 items in the Heart Continuity of Care Questionnaire (HCCQ)

From: Adaptation and psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the heart continuity of care questionnaire (HCCQ)

HCCQ item number and descriptions	N	Mean	SD	Strongly or somewhat disagree (%)	Not applicable	Missing (%)
1. Provided with information	425	4.03	1.13	12	1	10
2. Condition clearly explained	423	4.22	1.06	9	2	11
3. Told what symptoms to expect	403	3.14*	1.32	32	12	21
4. Given opportunity to ask questions	411	4.11	1.11	9	11	14
5. Medication explained.	412	4.05	1.22	13	12	12
6. Told when and how to take medication	408	4.48	0.99	6	11	17
7. Told about potential side effects	412	2.63*	1.33	48	8	16
8. Told what to do if side effects occurred	412	2.24*	1.25	61	9	15
9. Given same information about medications	399	3.40*	1.33	23	21	16
10. Told what changes to make to diet	403	2.48*	1.38	53	18	15
11. Instruction to plan own daily meals	403	2.34*	1.35	61	15	18
12. Explained influence on lifestyle	403	2.41*	1.33	56	16	17
13. Explained physical activity	409	2.51*	1.43	54	11	16
14. Providers communicated well in hospital	403	4.10	1.01	5	16	17
15. Providers communicated well in planning move	411	3.95	1.13	10	11	14
16. Providers communicated well after discharge	363	3.43*	1.16	15	47	26
17. Providers obtained needed information from other providers	382	3.91	1.01	5	27	27
18. Family physician involved in care	394	3.45*	1.39	24	20	22
19. Well prepared for discharge	418	3.41*	1.28	26	4	14
20. Told what symptoms to call doctor about	413	2.83*	1.44	45	5	18
21. Consistent information about symptoms to seek help for	385	2.93*	1.43	38	24	27
22. Knew who to contact about problems after discharge	404	3.18*	1.60	38	12	20
23. Satisfied with care after discharge	383	3.99	1.21	11	32	20
24. After discharge, could access services	362	3.63*	1.31	18	53	21
25. Reviewed treatment plan	378	2.60*	1.63	54	30	21
26. Regularly scheduled appointments	389	3.06*	1.70	41	28	28
27. Doctor is aware of blood test results	414	4.19	1.15	8	12	19
28. Reviewed heart medication	401	2.91*	1.74	47	19	10
29. Explained again how medication should be taken	399	2.56*	1.67	57	22	16
30. Explained again potential side effects	394	1.95*	1.31	73	24	15
31. Explained again what to do about side effects	394	1.85*	1.25	75	24	18
32. Consistent information from doctors	383	3.61*	1.34	17	32	18
33. Consistent information from doctors and other providers	378	3.55*	1.30	18	37	21

^aScores range from 1 to 5, with higher scores denoting more positive continuity experiences
^*Item represent an area of concern (i.e., mean < 3.75). Patients had the option to choose “not applicable” (e.g., did not receive services following discharge)

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