TY - GEN T1 - Assessing the maturity of the healthcare system for integrated care: testing measurement properties of the SCIROCCO tool AU - Grooten, Liset AU - Vrijhoef, Hubertus AU - Calciolari, Stefano AU - Ortiz, Laura AU - Janečková, Marcela AU - Minkman, Mirella AU - Devroey, Dirk DO - 10.6084/M9.FIGSHARE.C.4438670.V1 UR - https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/Assessing_the_maturity_of_the_healthcare_system_for_integrated_care_testing_measurement_properties_of_the_SCIROCCO_tool/4438670/1 AB - Abstract Background The Scaling Integrated Care in Context (SCIROCCO) tool has been developed to facilitate knowledge transfer and learning about the implementation and scaling-up of integrated care in European regions. To adequately test the functionality of the tool in assessing the maturity for integrated care within regions, this study evaluated its structural validity, internal consistency and convergent validity. Methods Exploratory factor analysis was used to investigate the structural validity of the 12-items of the SCIROCCO tool. Hereafter, the internal consistency was assessed by calculating Cronbach’s and ordinal alpha. The convergent validity was explored by testing 23 pre-hypothesized relationships between items of the SCIROCCO tool and items of an instrument measuring a similar construct. Results Factor analysis revealed a one-factor structure. Cronbach’s alpha of the overall instrument was 0.92, ordinal alpha was 0.94. Only 30.34% of the hypotheses for testing the convergent validity were met. Conclusion The one-factor structure is considered relevant in representing the structural validity of the SCIROCCO tool. The scale of the SCIROCCO tool shows good internal consistency. The tool (DMIC Quickscan) used to assess the convergent validity might measure a different aspect of integrated care than the SCIROCCO tool. Further research is needed to continue investigating the validity and reliability of the tool. KW - Biochemistry KW - Space Science KW - Medicine KW - 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified KW - FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences KW - 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified KW - FOS: Chemical sciences KW - Sociology KW - FOS: Sociology KW - 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified KW - FOS: Biological sciences KW - 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified KW - FOS: Computer and information sciences KW - Science Policy PY - 2019 PB - Figshare ER -