PURPOSE The Measure of Processes of Care for Service Providers (MPOC-SP) is a valid and reliable instrument to measure the professionals' perception of the extent to which they apply the… Click to show full abstract
PURPOSE The Measure of Processes of Care for Service Providers (MPOC-SP) is a valid and reliable instrument to measure the professionals' perception of the extent to which they apply the principles of family-centered services in care for children with disabilities. This study aimed to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Korean translation of the MPOC-SP (Korean MPOC-SP). METHODS The Korean MPOC-SP was completed by 132 rehabilitation service providers in 5 provinces in South Korea. Analyses for internal consistency, construct validity, and test-retest reliability were performed. RESULTS The estimates of internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha) of the four scales of the Korean MPOC-SP ranged from 0.67 to 0.92. All the scales correlated highly with the other scales (r ranging from 0.61 to 0.77). In addition, all the items exhibited high item-total correlations (rs ranging from 0.40 to 0.83). Three scales had moderate to good reliability with ICCs ranging from 0.57 to 0.78; the 'providing general information (PGI)' scale showed low reliability (ICC 0.22). CONCLUSION The Korean MPOC-SP can be considered a valid instrument for group-level research purposes with acceptable internal consistency, but caution is warranted regarding the low test-retest reliability of the PGI scale.
               
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