Reliability and validity of the Spanish version of the IDEAL Schedule for assessing care needs in dementia: Cross-sectional, multicenter study.

Raúl López-AntónJuan Ramón BarradaJavier SantabárbaraMar Posadas-de MiguelLuís AgüeraCarmen BurilloManuel FrancoJorge López-ÁlvarezPilar MesaRoberto PetidierMiguel Ángel QuintanillaBernabé Robles-Del OlmoTirso VenturaMaya SemrauNorman SartoriusAntonio Lobonull null

Published in: International journal of geriatric psychiatry (2017)

The Spanish version of the IDEAL Schedule confirms the main psychometric properties of the original version and documents for the first time the convergent validity of individual items. Factor analysis identified a latent construct consistent with the concept "care needs" although 2 dimensions need further psychometric research.

Keyphrases

psychometric properties
healthcare
cross sectional
palliative care
quality improvement
pain management
affordable care act
cognitive impairment