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Assessing informal caregivers' experiences: a qualitative and psychometric evaluation of the Caregiver Reaction Assessment Scale.
Umeå University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nursing.
2008 (English)In: European Journal of Cancer Care, ISSN 0961-5423, E-ISSN 1365-2354, Vol. 17, no 2, p. 189-99Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

With the aim to evaluate the Swedish version of the Caregiver Reaction Assessment Scale (CRA), informal caregivers (n = 209) to individuals with a malignant disease, dementia or a physical impairment were recruited. The CRA was developed in the USA and is a self‐rating questionnaire consisting of five subscales, measuring family members' reactions to the experience of caring for a relative with mental or physical illnesses. Data were analysed using psychometric and qualitative methods. Findings indicated good internal consistency, and a factor analysis confirmed the structure with five subscales; however, an overlap of items between the subscales was found. A content analysis of respondents' comments indicated that there were problems due to presuppositions inherent in the questions and with the meaning of words. Problems regarding inclusion/exclusion aspects in some concepts were also found. Two aspects of caregiver reactions were found to be missing or only partly covered: worrying and positive experiences. Results from this study suggest that the Swedish version is useful for assessment of caregiver reactions but needs further refinement.

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2008. Vol. 17, no 2, p. 189-99
Keywords [en]
Adaptation; Psychological, Adult, Aged, Aged; 80 and over, Caregivers/*psychology, Dementia/nursing, Family/*psychology, Female, Health Status, Home Nursing/*psychology, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Neoplasms/nursing, Personal Satisfaction, Psychometrics, Quality of Life/*psychology, Questionnaires/standards, Reproducibility of Results, Social Support, Sweden
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-10916DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2007.00833.xPubMedID: 18302657OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-10916DiVA, id: diva2:150587
Available from: 2008-11-04 Created: 2008-11-04 Last updated: 2020-02-04Bibliographically approved

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