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Mental health
Research
Patient Evaluation of Emotional Comfort Experienced (PEECE): developing and testing a measurement instrument
  1. A M Williams1,2,
  2. L Lester3,
  3. C Bulsara4,
  4. A Petterson5,
  5. K Bennett6,
  6. E Allen1,7,
  7. D Joske8
  1. 1School of Health Professions, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia
  2. 2Centre for Nursing Research, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
  3. 3Health Promotion Evaluation Unit, School of Sport Science, Exercise and Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
  4. 4School of Nursing and Midwifery, Institute of Health Research, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
  5. 5SolarisCare Foundation, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
  6. 6School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
  7. 7University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia
  8. 8Department of Haematology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
  1. Correspondence to Professor AM Williams; anne.williams{at}murdoch.edu.au

Abstract

Objectives The Patient Evaluation of Emotional Comfort Experienced (PEECE) is a 12-item questionnaire which measures the mental well-being state of emotional comfort in patients. The instrument was developed using previous qualitative work and published literature.

Design Instrument development.

Setting Acute Care Public Hospital, Western Australia.

Participants Sample of 374 patients.

Interventions A multidisciplinary expert panel assessed the face and content validity of the instrument and following a pilot study, the psychometric properties of the instrument were explored.

Main outcome measures Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis assessed the underlying dimensions of the PEECE instrument; Cronbach's α was used to determine the reliability; κ was used for test–retest reliability of the ordinal items.

Results 2 factors were identified in the instrument and named ‘positive emotions’ and ‘perceived meaning’. A greater proportion of male patients were found to report positive emotions compared with female patients. The instrument was found to be feasible, reliable and valid for use with inpatients and outpatients.

Conclusions PEECE was found to be a feasible instrument for use with inpatient and outpatients, being easily understood and completed. Further psychometric testing is recommended.

  • MENTAL HEALTH
  • Patient Experience
  • Psychological wellbeing
  • Comfort
  • Research Instrument

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https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012999

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    • Contributors All authors named on this paper have contributed significantly and are in agreement with the content of this manuscript. AMW, LL, CB, AP, KB, DJ were involved in conception of work. EA, AMW, AP were involved in data collection. LL, AMW, KB, EA were involved in data analysis and interpretation. AMW, LL, CB, AP, KB, EA were involved in drafting the article. AMW, LL, CB, AP, KB, EA, DJ were involved in critical revision.

    • Funding SolarisCare Foundation grant. Proposal number G1000457; administered by Edith Cowan University.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Ethics approval Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and Edith Cowan University.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.

    • Data sharing statement No additional data are available.