Abstract: Objective: To translate the Palliative Care Self-Reported Practices Scale (PCPS) and to test the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the PCPS. Methods: The Chinese version of PCPS was formed by adopting forward translation, back translation, cross-cultural semantic equivalence assessment and pilot study. The reliability and validity of the Chinese version of PCPS were tested by means of questionnaires among 284 clinical doctors and nurses through convenience sampling. Restults: The Chinese version of PCPS consisted of 6 dimensions and 18 items. Item analysis showed that the CR value of each item ranged from 10.797 to 18.109, and item-total correlation ranged from 0.625 to 0.815. The item-level content validity index ranged from 0.83 to 1.00, and the average scale-level content validity index was 0.99. The confirmative factor analysis showed that model yielded a reasonable fit: χ2/df=2.822, RMSEA=0.080, CFI=0.950, NFI=0.926 and IFI=0.951. The Cronbach's α coefficient of overall score was 0.948 and the Cronbach's α coefficient of each dimension was from 0.827 to 0.906. The test-retest reliability of total scale was 0.855. Conclusion: The Chinese version of PCPS has good reliability and validity, which can be used as an effective tool to evaluate a wide range of practices experienced by doctors and nurses in providing palliative care in China.

Key words: palliative care; nurse; doctor; practice; validity; reliability