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Adaptation and analysis of psychometric features of the Caregiver Risk Screen
— a tool for detecting the risk of burden in family caregivers | | Author(s) | Silvia Martinez-Rodriguez, Nuria Ortiz-Marqués, Ioseba Iraurgi |
| Journal title | International Psychogeriatrics, vol 25, no 5, May 2013 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, May 2013 |
| Pages | pp 755-764 |
| Source | journals.cambridge.org/ipg |
| Keywords | Family care ; Stress ; At risk ; Screening ; Measurement ; Instruments ; Spain. |
| Annotation | There are a limited number of scales available in the Spanish language that can be used to detect burden among individuals who care for a dependent family member. The purpose of this study was to adapt and validate the Caregiver Risk Screen (CRS) scale developed by Guberman et al (2001), `Development of Screening and Assessment Tools for Family Caregivers: Final Report'. The sample was made up of 302 informal caregivers of dependent family members (average age 57.3 years and 78.9% women). Scale structure was subjected to a confirmatory factor analysis. Concurrent and convergent validity were assessed by correlation with validated questionnaires for measuring burden (Zarit Burden Inventory (ZBI)) and psychological health. The results showed a high level of internal consistency, suitable fit of the one-dimensional model tested via confirmatory factor analysis and appropriate convergent validity with similar constructs. These findings are promising in terms of their adaptation of the CRS to Spanish, and from the results it is possible to conclude that the CRS is a suitable tool for assessing and detecting strain in family caregivers. Nevertheless new research is required that explores all the psychometric features on the scale. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-130419219 A |
| Classmark | P6:SJ: QNH: CA3: 3V: 3R: YW4: 76S |
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