Family-centred service: Developing and validating a self-assessment tool for pediatric service providers

Investigators & Staff

• J Woodside
• P Rosenbaum
• S King
• G King

Funding Agency

Ontario Ministry of Health (1996-2001)

Summary

This study was designed to develop a self-assessment tool for pediatric health professionals, to measure their self-reported implementation of family-centred. The Measure of Processes of Care for Service Providers, adapted from the parent measure the Measure of Processes of Care, is the resulting outcome measure. It is a discriminative tool useful for educational, program evaluation, professional development and research initiatives.

For more information on the development and validation of the MPOC-SP, refer to:

Woodside, J., Rosenbaum, P., King, S., & King, G. (2001). Family-centred service: Developing and validating a self-assessment tool for pediatric service providers. Children's Health Care, 30 (3): 237-252.

Impact

• Shown to be a valid and reliable discriminative measure;
• Useful for purposes of professional development, educational and research initiatives in clinical settings;
• One element of a comprehensive program evaluation initiative;
• Includes service providers in the program evaluation process.

Themes Relevant to this Research Project

• Assessment / Evaluation / Measurement
• Attitudes / Beliefs / Perceptions
• Service Provider
• Professional Development
• Services
• Quality of Care
• Family-centred Service
• MPOC-SP
• Measurement in Children's Rehabilitation
• Education / Training
• Policy
• Decision-Making