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The study sample consists of 200 GFM physicians. The questionnaire included sociodemographic questions, previous experience with illness or death, and the 17-item Concept of a Good Death scale. Principal component analysis was performed to explore the factor structure. Internal consistency was assessed using Cronbach\u2019s alpha.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among the 200 participants initially recruited, one participant refused to provide informed consent after reading the study presentation, and another submitted an incomplete response, omitting most of the instrument\u2019s items. These two cases were excluded from the analyses, resulting in a final sample of 198 physicians, corresponding to a response rate of 99%. Principal component analysis supported a three-factor model (Closure, Personal Control, and Clinical domains) accounting for 53% of the total variance. The overall internal consistency of the scale was good (\u03b1\u2009=\u20090.839). The factor structure was generally consistent with the original version, except for one item, potentially reflecting the clinical perspective of the sample.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The Portuguese version of the Concept of a Good Death scale demonstrates good psychometric properties among GFM physicians. Its application may support better understanding of healthcare professionals\u2019 perceptions of a good death, promote more person-centered end-of-life care and contribute to palliative care education. Further studies are recommended to validate the scale across other professional and cultural groups and to strengthen its validation through approaches such as confirmatory factor analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12875-025-03113-4","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,1]],"date-time":"2025-12-01T13:55:55Z","timestamp":1764597355000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["General and family medicine physicians\u2019 perception of the concept of good death: a contribution to the validation of the scale"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"27","author":[{"given":"Sofia","family":"Carvalheiras","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Andreia","family":"Teixeira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ivone","family":"Duarte","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,1]]},"reference":[{"issue":"4","key":"3113_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"261","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jagp.2016.01.135","volume":"24","author":"EA Meier","year":"2016","unstructured":"Meier EA, Gallegos JV, Montross-Thomas LP, Depp CA, Irwin SA, Jeste DV. 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