A psychometric evaluation of the Indonesian version of the Quality in Psychiatric Care – Inpatient Staff (QPC-IPS) instrument

Abstract Aim The aim of the present study was to evaluate the psychometric properties and factor structure of the Indonesian version of the Quality of Psychiatric Care - Inpatient Staff (QPC-IPS) instrument. Methods A sample of 192 permanently employed members of staff at two general psychiatric wards in Indonesia completed the QPC-IPS, which consists of 30 items covering six dimensions of quality. Results Confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the factor structure of the Indonesian version was equivalent to that proposed from the original Swedish QPC-IPS. Internal consistency for the full QPC-IPS was adequate, but poor for some of the factors. The results thus demonstrate that the concept of quality of care expressed in the QPC-IPS is to a large extent equivalent among staff in fundamentally different health care systems and cultural contexts. Conclusion The Indonesian QPC-IPS is a useful instrument for evaluating staff perception of psychiatric inpatient care in Indonesia, and thus contributes to health care improvement in the field of psychiatry. The QPC-IPS can be used together with the Quality of Psychiatric Care- In-Patient (QPC-IP) instrument, which is completed by the inpatients themselves, to improve the quality of psychiatric inpatient care and national as well as international benchmarking.