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| Validation study of the Camberwell Assessment of Need for the Elderly (CANE) in Portugal | | Author(s) | Lia Fernandes, Manuel Gonçalves-Pereira, António Leuschner |
| Journal title | International Psychogeriatrics, vol 21, no 1, February 2009 |
| Pages | pp 94-102 |
| Source | http://www.journals.cambridge.org/ipg |
| Keywords | Mental disorder ; Needs [elderly] ; Evaluation ; Portuguese language ; Reliability ; Cross sectional surveys ; Portugal. |
| Annotation | The Camberwell Assessment of Need for the Elderly (CANE) is widely used for multidimensional evaluation of older people with mental health problems. The aim of this study was to evaluate reliability and validity of a Portuguese version of CANE. A cross-sectional multi-centre study was designed using a convenience sample of older mental health services' users. CANE was compared with EASYCare, GHQ-12, MMSE, Barthel Index and GDS-15 to assess criterion and construct validity. Inter-rater and test-retest reliability were also assessed. Included were 79 patients (76% female), with mean age of 74 years; with most patients living at home with a family caregiver, generally female. Only 32% had no carer. Dementia was the commonest psychiatric diagnosis (61%) and somatic comorbidity was very prevalent (85%). Overall, inter-item and item-total correlations for CANE and item comparison with other measures indicated reasonable construct validity. Results showed that the psychometric proprieties of CANE seem to be consistently good, in accordance with other studies. Robust results on ecological, face, content, criterion and construct validity, as well as good reliability, were achieved. This version is a promising tool for research and practical use in Portuguese old age settings. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090825228 A |
| Classmark | E: IK: 4C: 6WH: 5HC: 3KB: 76T |
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