Development and psychometric testing of the Spanish version of the Caregiver Preparedness Scale

Autor: Belen Gutierrez‐Baena, Carmen Romero‐Grimaldi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Nursing Open, Vol 8, Iss 3, Pp 1183-1193 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2054-1058
DOI: 10.1002/nop2.732
Popis: Abstract Aim To psychometrically test the Spanish version of the Caregiver Preparedness Scale (CPS) and document the preparedness level of caregivers. Design A descriptive and validation study. Method Purposive sampling method was used to select 171 family caregivers Spain. The scale was cross‐culturally adapted through a process that included translation, comparison with versions in other languages and back‐translation, review, pre‐testing and validity, and reliability tests. Results The Spanish family caregivers are mainly female (79%) and married (75%). The Spanish version of the CPS presents changes with respect to the original. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the single‐factor model. Analysis of internal consistency yielded a Cronbach's α of 0.89. Significant correlations (p
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