Development of a brief assessment scale for caregivers of the medically ill

被引：45

作者：

Glajchen, M ^{[1
]}

Kornblith, A ^{[1
]}

Homel, P ^{[1
]}

Fraidin, L ^{[1
]}

Mauskop, A ^{[1
]}

Portenoy, RK ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr, Dept Pain Med & Palliat Care, New York, NY 10003 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT | 2005年 / 29卷 / 03期

关键词：

caregivers; burden; distress; medical illness; measurement;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2004.06.017

中图分类号：

R19 [保健组织与事业（卫生事业管理）];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Studies have documented high degrees of burden and negative outcomes for caregivers. The present study sought to develop a brief instrument for caregiver burden. An item pool was administered to 102 caregivers of patients with chronic illnesses (cancer, 55 %; neurological, 15 %; psychiatric 12 %), along with measures of caregiver burden and quality of life. Item reduction was accomplished through content review and factor analysis. This yielded, a 14-item Brief Assessment Scale for Caregivers (BASC) and an eight-item subscale measuring negative personal impact (NPI). Cronbach's alpha was 0.70 for the BASC and 0.80 for the NPI. Construct validity was confirmed by appropriate Patterns of intercorrelation with other measures of caregiver burden. Higher burden was found for caregivers expected to have higher levels of distress (adult children caring for parents, P < 0.005; female caregivers, P = 0.035). These results support the validity of the BASC as a brief instrument for caregiver burden. (c) 2005 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：245 / 254

页数：10

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