Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Caregiver Reaction Assessment
Authors:
- Jiansi WeiJWJiansi Wei
- Fengjiao ZhangFZFengjiao Zhang
- Attah Ellis NutifafaANAttah Ellis Nutifafa
- Lie WangLWLie Wang
Open Access
- 20 April 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
- Vol. 65 (3) , 254-263
Abstract
Aims: The aim of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Caregiver Reaction Assessment, as part of a psychosocial study among family caregivers of cancer patients.Methods: Participants were derived from the Second Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University in Shenyang, China. The research established the internal consistent reliability, test–retest reliability and construct validity.Results: The research comprised 400 family caregivers. The Chinese version of the Caregiver Reaction Assessment showed adequate internal consistency reliability, test–retest reliability and appropriate construct validity. After adjusting items 4, 8, 15 and 18, confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the five new factors of the Chinese version of the Caregiver Reaction Assessment had goodness of fit.Conclusions: These findings suggest that the Chinese version of the Caregiver Reaction Assessment is a reliable and valid instrument for measuring specific aspects of the caregiving experience in the Chinese population.Keywords
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