Research Article

Inter- and Intra-Rater Reliability of the Measure of Patient-Centered Communication

Volume: 16 Number: 4 December 23, 2022
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Inter- and Intra-Rater Reliability of the Measure of Patient-Centered Communication

Abstract

Introduction: The patient-centered clinical method allows the biopsychosocial model to be implemented in clinical practice. It is critical to look at the use of the patient-centered clinical method, which has been shown to benefit both patients and clinicians, particularly in primary care. The Measure of Patient-Centered Communication (MPPC) is a theory-based instrument for assessment of patient-physician interaction. The aim of this research is to investigate the inter- and intra-rater reliability of the MPCC tool in Turkish. Methods: Audiovisual recordings of 60 patient-physician consultations of 30 family physicians were evaluated. Three researchers independently assessed and scored these interviews with MPCC by following the instructions in the manual of the tool. Evaluators reassessed the randomly selected 20 consultations 15 days later to determine the intra-rater reliability. For each component score and the overall score, ICC estimates, and their 95% confidence intervals were calculated based on a mean-rating (k=3), consistency, 2-way mixed-effects model. Results: The ICCs for overall score and component one were 0.810 and 0.820, respectively, for all 60 consultations, demonstrating strong inter-rater reliability. Components two and three had ICCs of 0.646, indicating strong reliability, and 0.537, indicating moderate reliability. All researchers' intra-rater correlation scores for all score groups ranged between 0.989 and 0.698, indicating good to excellent reliability. Conclusions: MPCC tool is reliable in its current form as it is translated into another language and conducted in another sociocultural environment.

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Thanks

Authors would like to thank Dr. Moira Stewart, who is one of the main developers of the scale, for her great help and mentoring.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

​Internal Diseases

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 23, 2022

Submission Date

April 27, 2022

Acceptance Date

September 29, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 16 Number: 4

APA
Günvar, T., Gürel, Y., Güldal, D., & Başak, O. (2022). Inter- and Intra-Rater Reliability of the Measure of Patient-Centered Communication. Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 16(4), 744-750. https://doi.org/10.21763/tjfmpc.1109625
AMA
1.Günvar T, Gürel Y, Güldal D, Başak O. Inter- and Intra-Rater Reliability of the Measure of Patient-Centered Communication. TJFMPC. 2022;16(4):744-750. doi:10.21763/tjfmpc.1109625
Chicago
Günvar, Tolga, Yunus Gürel, Dilek Güldal, and Okay Başak. 2022. “Inter- and Intra-Rater Reliability of the Measure of Patient-Centered Communication”. Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care 16 (4): 744-50. https://doi.org/10.21763/tjfmpc.1109625.
EndNote
Günvar T, Gürel Y, Güldal D, Başak O (December 1, 2022) Inter- and Intra-Rater Reliability of the Measure of Patient-Centered Communication. Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care 16 4 744–750.
IEEE
[1]T. Günvar, Y. Gürel, D. Güldal, and O. Başak, “Inter- and Intra-Rater Reliability of the Measure of Patient-Centered Communication”, TJFMPC, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 744–750, Dec. 2022, doi: 10.21763/tjfmpc.1109625.
ISNAD
Günvar, Tolga - Gürel, Yunus - Güldal, Dilek - Başak, Okay. “Inter- and Intra-Rater Reliability of the Measure of Patient-Centered Communication”. Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care 16/4 (December 1, 2022): 744-750. https://doi.org/10.21763/tjfmpc.1109625.
JAMA
1.Günvar T, Gürel Y, Güldal D, Başak O. Inter- and Intra-Rater Reliability of the Measure of Patient-Centered Communication. TJFMPC. 2022;16:744–750.
MLA
Günvar, Tolga, et al. “Inter- and Intra-Rater Reliability of the Measure of Patient-Centered Communication”. Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, vol. 16, no. 4, Dec. 2022, pp. 744-50, doi:10.21763/tjfmpc.1109625.
Vancouver
1.Tolga Günvar, Yunus Gürel, Dilek Güldal, Okay Başak. Inter- and Intra-Rater Reliability of the Measure of Patient-Centered Communication. TJFMPC. 2022 Dec. 1;16(4):744-50. doi:10.21763/tjfmpc.1109625

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