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A Norwegian adaptation of the quality in psychiatric care - inpatient staff (QPC-IPS): psychometric evaluation and staff assessment of quality of care
Örebro University, School of Health Sciences. University Health Care Research Center, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6703-7575
Faculty of Medicine and Health, Institute of Health Sciences Gjøvik, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway; Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, University of South-Eastern Norway (USN), Norway.
Faculty of Medicine and Health, Institute of Health Sciences Gjøvik, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway.
Faculty of Medicine and Health, Institute of Health Sciences Gjøvik, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway.
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2025 (English)In: Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, ISSN 0803-9488, E-ISSN 1502-4725, p. 1-10Article in journal (Refereed) Epub ahead of print
Abstract [en]

Background: The restructuring and decentralization of psychiatric services in Norway, aligning with global trends, has sparked debate on quality assurance. This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the Quality in Psychiatric Care - Inpatient Staff (QPC-IPS). Additionally, it sought to investigate the sociodemographic and work-related factors associated with staff perceptions of the quality of inpatient psychiatric care that they provide.

Material and methods: The Swedish QPC-IPS, a 30-item, 6-dimension tool, was thoroughly translated for the Norwegian psychiatric care setting. A web survey, including the QPC-IPS and sociodemographic and work-related items, was distributed to the mental health staff of two Norwegian health trusts, yielding 117 responses.

Results: The adapted version underwent confirmatory factor analysis, revealing a factor structure consistent with the original QPC-IPS and its versions in other languages. Staff generally reported high-quality care, with the highest for the secluded environment and the lowest for the secure environment. Positive associations were found between quality perceptions and factors, such as professional development, openness to quality assurance, and participation in quality work. Psychosocial environments and staff mental health were positively linked to quality-of-care dimensions and the staff recommendations correlated with their perception of patients' experiences of quality of care.

Conclusions: The Norwegian QPC-IPS demonstrated adequate psychometric properties, facilitating its use in assessing psychiatric care staff's perception of patients' experiences of quality of care. Insights from staff perspectives contribute to identifying areas for improvement in inpatient psychiatric care, thereby enhancing cross-cultural comparisons and theory development in this domain.

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Taylor & Francis, 2025. p. 1-10
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Psychiatric care, mental healthcare, psychometric evaluation, quality of care, sociodemographic factors, staff, work-related factors
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Psychiatry
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URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-119178DOI: 10.1080/08039488.2025.2461453ISI: 001414896800001PubMedID: 39911082Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85217174567OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-119178DiVA, id: diva2:1935534
Available from: 2025-02-07 Created: 2025-02-07 Last updated: 2025-02-19Bibliographically approved

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