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

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 < .01) with other scales supported convergent validity. A descriptive analysis of the validated scale showed average levels of preparation (2.16 out of 4). Caregivers felt better prepared to attend to the patient's physical needs than emotional or spiritual needs.

A Text Message Intervention to Support Latino Dementia Family Caregivers (CuidaTEXT): Feasibility study

“…Caregiving competence (Preparedness for Caregiving Scale; PCS) (Carter et al, 1998; Gutierrez-Baena & Romero-Grimaldi, 2021). The PCS is a self-rated instrument that consists of eight items that ask caregivers how well prepared they believe they are for multiple domains of caregiving.…”

Predictive model for the preparedness level of the family caregiver

“…The primary caregiver is often a first‐degree relative or spouse who spends many hours a day providing care. Many of the caregivers in our sample had provided care for many years and lived with the recipient (Gutierrez‐Baena & Romero‐Grimaldi, 2021; Henriksson, Andershed, et al, 2012). Caregiving often becomes a constant task that exhausts the caregiver, and such exhaustion often manifests as physical and psychological problems that can lead to more serious pathologies in caregivers (Yang et al, 2019).…”

“…For this study, the Spanish version of the CPS (S-CPS) was used, which has demonstrated supportive fit indices at Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA; e.g. Comparative Fit Index [CFI], 0.92) and reliability (Cronbach's α = .89) among family caregivers (Gutierrez-Baena & Romero-Grimaldi, 2021). A form on which the participants indicated which aspect(s) of care they needed more training in was also provided.…”

Analysis of Engagement withCuidaTEXT, a Text Message Intervention for Dementia Caregiver Support among Latinos

“…(4) Clinical characteristics included scales administered at baseline and follow-up, which we have described previously. 18 These scales include the Neuropsychiatric Inventory-Questionnaire (caregiver distress; NPI-Q-D), 24,25 Modified Caregiver Strain Index (CSI), 26 Zarit Burden Interview-6 (ZBI-6), 27 Positive aspects of caregiving scale (PAC), 28 Epidemiology/Etiology Disease Scale (EEDS), 29,30 Interpersonal Support Evaluation List (ISEL-12), 31 Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced Inventory (COPE-28), 32,33 Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D-10), 34,35 Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (SPANE), 36,37 Preparedness for Caregiving Scale (PCS), 38,39 and Self-perceived health. 40…”