Translation and Culture Adaptation of Problems and Needs of Palliative Care Questionnaires for Use in Older People in Indonesia

Abstract

Identifying problems that affect the quality of life and the need for care generally requires using a unique screening tool with the same characteristics as those used to achieve goals. However, in a clinical setting, palliative care problems and needs are given less attention and are poorly understood. In addition, there is currently no validated instrument for measuring the problems and needs of palliative care in older people. This study aimed to develop and validate a new instrument that assessed palliative care problems and needs in older people. Items were generated through a review of the literature and refinement by an expert. The instrument was psychometrically evaluated using construct validity with convergent and discriminant validity. At three community centers in Bandung, Indonesia, 187 older people completed the final instrument. According to the confirmatory validity test, 35 items were found to be valid. For a problem section, the factor loading ranged from 0.17 to 0.67 and for the need section from 0.17 to 0.61. Scale reported good convergent and constructed validity A 35-item psychometric properties assessment of palliative care issues and needs of older people. This instrument will be clinically useful in providing a systematic way to assess problems and needs of palliative care in older people as primary data and care management evaluation. Additional research should be conducted to examine alternative methods for establishing construct validity.