Gianluca Pucciarelli1, Serenella Savini1, Eeeseung Byun2, Silvio Simeone1, Claudio Barbaranelli3, Raúl Juárez Vela4, Rosaria Alvaro1, Ercole Vellone5. 1. Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy. 2. Department of Family Health Care Nursing, University of California San Francisco School of Nursing, San Francisco, CA, USA. 3. Department of Psychology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy. 4. Faculty of Health Sciences, University San Jorge, Zaragoza, Spain. 5. Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy. Electronic address: ercole.vellone@uniroma2.it.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the psychometric characteristics of the Caregiver Preparedness Scale (CPS) in caregivers of stroke survivors. BACKGROUND: Caregiver preparedness can have an important impact on both the caregiver and the stroke survivor. The validity and reliability of the CPS has not been tested for the stroke-caregiver population. METHODS: We used a cross-sectional design to study a sample of 156 caregivers of stroke survivors. Construct validity of the CPS was evaluated by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Internal consistency and test-retest reliability were also evaluated. RESULTS: Caregivers were, on average, 54 year old (SD = 13.2) and most were women (64.7%). CFA supported the unidimensionality of the scale (comparative fit index = 0.98). Reliability was also supported: item-reliability index and item-total correlations above 0.30; composite reliability index = 0.93; Cronbach's alpha = 0.94; factor score determinacy = 0.97; and test-retest reliability = 0.92. CONCLUSION: The CPS is valid and reliable in caregivers of stroke survivors. Scores on this scale may assist health-care providers in identifying caregivers with less preparedness to provide specific interventions.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the psychometric characteristics of the Caregiver Preparedness Scale (CPS) in caregivers of stroke survivors. BACKGROUND: Caregiver preparedness can have an important impact on both the caregiver and the stroke survivor. The validity and reliability of the CPS has not been tested for the stroke-caregiver population. METHODS: We used a cross-sectional design to study a sample of 156 caregivers of stroke survivors. Construct validity of the CPS was evaluated by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Internal consistency and test-retest reliability were also evaluated. RESULTS: Caregivers were, on average, 54 year old (SD = 13.2) and most were women (64.7%). CFA supported the unidimensionality of the scale (comparative fit index = 0.98). Reliability was also supported: item-reliability index and item-total correlations above 0.30; composite reliability index = 0.93; Cronbach's alpha = 0.94; factor score determinacy = 0.97; and test-retest reliability = 0.92. CONCLUSION: The CPS is valid and reliable in caregivers of stroke survivors. Scores on this scale may assist health-care providers in identifying caregivers with less preparedness to provide specific interventions.
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