TY - JOUR
T1 - Measurement Properties of the Patient Assessment of Transitions in Healthcare Settings (PATH) Questionnaire
AU - Walløe, Sisse
AU - Morsø, Lars
AU - Petersen, Esben
AU - Skou, Søren T.
AU - Simonÿ, Charlotte
AU - Möller, Sören
AU - Lauridsen, Henrik
PY - 2026/1
Y1 - 2026/1
N2 - Further evaluation of the Patient Assessment of Transitions in Healthcare settings (PATH) questionnaire measurement properties is needed to ensure high-quality measurement of patients' experiences of healthcare provision which includes transitions across settings. The aim of this study was to determine structural validity and reliability for measurement of patient-experienced quality in healthcare transitions across hospital, GP, municipal rehabilitation, and/or home care settings for the PATH questionnaire through Rasch analysis. This study supports that PATH is a structurally valid measure for use in hospital, GP, and municipal home care. However, use of PATH for evaluation of municipal rehabilitation is not currently recommended. We find that PATH discriminates adequately between poor, moderate, and good patient-experienced quality of healthcare transitions without systematic differential item functioning. In conclusion, PATH enables valid and reliable planning and evaluation of initiatives to improve pathways which include transitions across healthcare settings.
AB - Further evaluation of the Patient Assessment of Transitions in Healthcare settings (PATH) questionnaire measurement properties is needed to ensure high-quality measurement of patients' experiences of healthcare provision which includes transitions across settings. The aim of this study was to determine structural validity and reliability for measurement of patient-experienced quality in healthcare transitions across hospital, GP, municipal rehabilitation, and/or home care settings for the PATH questionnaire through Rasch analysis. This study supports that PATH is a structurally valid measure for use in hospital, GP, and municipal home care. However, use of PATH for evaluation of municipal rehabilitation is not currently recommended. We find that PATH discriminates adequately between poor, moderate, and good patient-experienced quality of healthcare transitions without systematic differential item functioning. In conclusion, PATH enables valid and reliable planning and evaluation of initiatives to improve pathways which include transitions across healthcare settings.
KW - Healthcare transitions
KW - Patient-reported experience measure
KW - Quality
KW - Rasch analysis
U2 - 10.1080/15366367.2024.2392059
DO - 10.1080/15366367.2024.2392059
M3 - Article
SN - 1536-6367
VL - 24
SP - 50
EP - 65
JO - Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives
JF - Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives
IS - 1
ER -