Assessment of self-efficacy for caregiving: the critical role of self-care in caregiver stress and burden
| Autor: | Carolyn A. Heitzmann, Thomas V. Merluzzi, Dominic O. Vachon, Errol J. Philip |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Self-assessment
Male Self-Assessment Palliative care Psychometrics Critical Illness Perceived Stress Scale Nursing Alzheimer Disease Activities of Daily Living medicine Humans General Nursing Aged Self-efficacy Aged 80 and over Palliative Care Reproducibility of Results General Medicine Caregiver burden Middle Aged medicine.disease Exploratory factor analysis Self Efficacy Self Care Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Caregivers Caregiver stress Female Psychology Factor Analysis Statistical Stress Psychological Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Palliativesupportive care. 9(1) |
| ISSN: | 1478-9523 1478-9515 |
| Popis: | Objective:Little attention has been given to assessing the importance of self-care and communication in the caregiving setting, especially caregiving for those who are terminally ill. The Caregiver Inventory (CGI), a measure of self-efficacy for caregiving that includes these two dimensions, was subjected to psychometric analyses.Method:One hundred and thirty-three primary caregivers completed the CGI; of those, 81 also completed the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Caregiver Burden Inventory (CBI), and a measure of caregiver tasks (ADLR-CG). Based on home visits, social workers also rated the caregiver tasks required (ADLR-SW). Exploratory Factor Analysis, as well as reliability and validity analyses were conducted.Results:Fit indices in M + I (V. 5.1) indicated a four factors solution: Managing Medical Information (α = 0.64), Caring for Care Recipient (α = 0.78), Caring for Oneself (α = 0.88), and Managing Difficult Interactions/Emotions (α = 0.76). The CGI was highly negatively related to stress (PSS, r = −0.54, p = 0.001) and burden (CBI, p = −0.37, p = 0.001); ADLR-CG was related to burden (r = 0.43, p = 0.001) but not stress. In regression and relative importance analyses, Care of Oneself and Managing Difficult Interactions/Emotions emerged as equal in terms of having the strongest and most robust negative relationships with stress and burden.Significance of Results:Results suggest that the CGI is a reliable and valid measure of self-efficacy for caregiving, and indicate the importance of self-efficacy for self-care and for managing difficult communication in successfully navigating the demands of caregiving for terminally ill persons. |
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