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0214/2026 - Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Short-Form PCATool for Children: Internal Consistency and Relationship with NPS in PNAD-C.
Análise fatorial confirmatória do PCATool para crianças reduzido: consistência interna e relação com o NPS na PNAD-C.

Author:

• Mauro Cardoso Ribeiro - Ribeiro, MC - <mauro.cardoso1@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6146-9301

Co-author(s):

• Luiz Alexandre Chisini - Chisini, LA - <alexandrechisini@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3695-0361
• Lucas Wollmann - Wollmann, L. - <lucasw.bm@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3543-0794
• Luiz Felipe da Silva Pinto - Pinto, Luiz Felipe da Silva - <felipepinto.rio@medicina.ufrj.br>
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9888-606X
• Erno Harzheim - Harzheim, E - <eharzheim@hcpa.edu.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8919-7916
• Otávio Pereira D'Avila - D'Avila, OP - <otaviopereiradavila@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1852-7858


Abstract:

The evaluation of child Primary Health Care (PHC) services is critical for improving care quality. In 2022, the Brazilian National Household Sample Survey (PNAD-C) incorporated the short version of the Primary Care Assessment Tool (PCATool) for child patients and the Net Promoter Score (NPS) to assess user experiences in public PHC services. This cross-sectional observational study analyzed data from 4,745 child caregivers, comparing both tools through Pearson correlation, logistic regression, and confirmatory factor analysis. While 51% of respondents were classified as promoters by NPS, only 28% assigned high PHC-orientation scores on PCATool. The instruments showed a correlation of 0.28 (p<0.001), with Accessibility and Longitudinality attributes demonstrating significant associations with NPS when reduced by Principal Component Analysis. The study confirms that the short PCATool effectively captures child PHC attributes and that NPS and PCATool are complementary: NPS serves as a practical initial indicator, becoming more meaningful when paired with PCATool. Investments in accessibility and care continuity may enhance user satisfaction.

Keywords:

Primary Health Care, Health Service Evaluation, Patient Satisfaction.

Content:

Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Short-Form PCATool for Children: Internal Consistency and Relationship with NPS in PNAD-C.


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Ribeiro, MC, Chisini, LA, Wollmann, L., Pinto, Luiz Felipe da Silva, Harzheim, E, D'Avila, OP. Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Short-Form PCATool for Children: Internal Consistency and Relationship with NPS in PNAD-C.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2026/Aug). [Citado em 24/09/2026]. Está disponível em: http://www.cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/confirmatory-factor-analysis-of-the-shortform-pcatool-for-children-internal-consistency-and-relationship-with-nps-in-pnadc/20112



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