Confirmatory factor analysis and recommendations for improvement of the Autonomy‐Preference‐Index (API)

2010228 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Daniela Simón · University Medical Center Freiburg

Levente Kriston · University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf

Andreas Loh · University Medical Center Freiburg

Claudia Spies · Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Fueloep Scheibler · Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care

Celia E. Wills · The Ohio State University

Martin Härter

Abstract

This first confirmatory analysis for a German-speaking population showed that the API was improved by the removal of several items. There were theoretically plausible explanations for this improvement suggesting that the modifications might also be appropriate in English and other language versions.

Topics & Keywords

Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare Health Literacy and Information Accessibility

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Peace, Justice and strong institutions

Publication Details

Published in: Health Expectations

Volume 13, Issue 3, pp. 234-243

DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-7625.2009.00584.x

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