Psychometric evaluation of a Patient Satisfaction Survey Questionnaire to assess advanced practice nurse ambulatory services in primary care.

Aim: To determine the construct validity and test-retest reliability of the Patient Satisfaction Survey Questionnaire (PSSQ).

Background: Advanced practice nurses (APNs) co-manage patients with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) with public primary care physicians in Singapore. The original Nurse Practitioner Satisfaction Survey (NPSS) instrument was adapted (renamed as PSSQ) to assess satisfaction with APN service.

Test-retest reliability of the Mandarin versions of the Hypertension Self-Care Profile instrument.

Self-efficacy in essential hypertension can be measured using scales, such as the "Hypertension Self-Care Profile" (HTN-SCP) questionnaire. It assesses "Behavior", "Motivation", and "Self-efficacy" in 3 domains, respectively. This study aimed to validate the Mandarin version of HTN-SCP instrument (HTN-SCP-Mn) targeted at patients of Chinese ethnicity with hypertension.

Impact of cigarette smoking on symptoms and quality of life of adults with asthma managed in public primary care clinics in Singapore: a questionnaire study.

Background: Cigarette smoking aggravates asthma exacerbations, yet some patients with asthma continue to smoke.

Aims: To compare the quality of life of adult smokers and non-smokers with asthma.

Methods: Asthma Quality of Life (AQLQ) questionnaires were administered to adult patients with asthma managed in primary care in Singapore.