ResumeObjective:to translate and validate to Spanish the Caring Assessment Scale tool, CAT-V, by
Joanne Duffy, within the framework of Jean Watson; as a secondary objective, it is
proposed to evaluate its psychometric properties. There are tools designed to
measure the patient’s perception of provided cares, including CAT-V, the subject
of our interest, in a way that it can be used in Spanish-speaking patients. Methods:to meet the objectives, it was performed sequential translation and
retro-translation of the scale to be validated, through a standardized procedure.
The final version of that scale was validated in a sample of 349 patients from
four public and two private hospitals in Madrid, Spain. Results:The instrument was translated and validated with high internal consistency
(Cronbach’s alpha .953). The subsequent factor analysis revealed a three-factor
structure, not coincident with the data from the US population. Conclusion:it is considered that the translation of CAT-V is a suitable instrument to be used
in the evaluation of patient care in Ibero-american health centers whose language
is Spanish.
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