Research on the Application of Cognitive Interviews in the Development of Experience Scale of Patient Sense of Gain
Xia Ping
Liang Baofang
Chen Yuanyuan
Zeng Qi
Chen Lieshen
Zhai Lixiang
Abstract：Objective To explore the application of cognitive interview in the development of Experience Scale of Patient Sense of Gain.Methods Purposive sampling method were used to select 13 inpatients of a tertiary grade A hospital in Xi'an,14 outpatients from a community health service center in Guangzhou,and 14 inpatients of a tertiary hospital in Guangzhong from February to April 2023 as the interviewees.The measurement tool was the preliminary version of Experience Scale of Patient Sense of Gain which was preliminary phase of research results of the group.Three rounds of cognitive interviews were conducted to explore the respondent'sunderstanding towards the items of the scale.The collected data were analyzed by thematic coding and the items of the scale were revised by the results of interviews and group discussion.Results After the first round of interviews,eight doubtful items were discussed and revised;after the second round of interviews,three doubtful entries were discussed and revised;and after the third round of interviews,all the interviewees were able to correctly understand the scale.Conclusion Cognitive interviews can provide insights into the target population's understanding of Experience Scale of Patient Sense of Gain,effectively addressing the problems of understanding differences between the developer and respondent in the process of the scale development,thus improving the accuracy of the scale.
Keywords：cognitive interviewscale developmentpatient sense of gain experience
Publication Date：2025-11-05
Online Publishing Date：2025-11-13(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 78-82 )