Testing the validity and reliability of the Person-Centered Contraceptive Counseling (PCCC) Performance Measure in a Real-World Contraceptive Access Program.

OBJECTIVES

To validate the Person-Centered Contraceptive Counseling (PCCC) patient-reported outcome performance measure and assess for differences by sociodemographic attributes using survey data from a multistate contraceptive access program.

STUDY

DESIGN

This analysis explored internal reliability and construct validity of the PCCC using survey data from 1413 patients who visited 15 health centers in Washington state and Massachusetts that had partnered with Upstream USA.

RESULTS

Multiple psychometric indicators provided evidence of reliability and validity. Significant associations between the highest PCCC rating and conceptually-related survey questions (i.e., experience with bias/coercion and shared decision-making) provided further evidence of construct validity.

CONCLUSIONS

Our findings demonstrate that the PCCC is valid and reliable. The results also highlight differences in experience of care by patient-reported race and ethnicity, income level, and language.