Testing the validation and reliability of the Caregiver-Patient Activation Measure (CG-PAM)

Carleton-Eagleton, Katherine; Walker, Iain; Gibson, Diane; Freene, Nicole; Semple, Stuart

doi:10.1016/j.pecinn.2022.100098

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“…Several tools to measure activation have been developed for caregivers of people with chronic illnesses. The Caregiver-Patient Activation Measure (CG-PAM) is a 10-item instrument designed to measure activation in caregivers to another adult with a long-term or chronic illness [ 16 ]. CG-PAM had reasonable reliability, but other validation measures showed inconsistent findings.…”

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Development and initial validation of a family activation measure for acute care

Hallot,

Debay,

Foster

et al. 2024

PLoS ONE

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Background Activation of a family member refers to their desire, knowledge, confidence, and skills that can inform engagement in healthcare. Family activation combined with opportunity can lead to engagement in care. No tool currently exists to measure family activation in acute care. Therefore, we aimed to develop and validate a tool to measure family activation in acute care. Methods An interdisciplinary team of content experts developed the FAMily Activation Measure (FAM-Activate) through an iterative process. The FAM-Activate tool is a 4-item questionnaire with 5 Likert-type response options (ranging from strongly agree to strongly disagree). Scale scores are converted to a 0–100 point scoring range so that higher FAM-Activate scores indicate increased family activation. An overall FAM-Activate score (range 0–100) is calculated by adding the scores for each item and dividing by 4. We conducted reliability and predictive validity assessments to validate the instrument by administering the FAM-Activate tool to family members of patients in an acute cardiac unit at a tertiary care hospital. We obtained preliminary estimates of family engagement and satisfaction with care. Results We surveyed 124 family participants (age 54.1±14.4; 73% women; 34% non-white). Participants were predominantly the adult child (38%) or spouse/partner (36%) of patients. The mean FAM-Activate score during hospitalization was 84.1±16.1. FAM-Activate had acceptable internal consistency (Cronbach’s a = 0.74) and showed test-retest responsiveness. FAM-Activate was moderately correlated with engagement behavior (Pearson’s correlation r = 0.47, P <0.0001). The FAM-Activate score was an independent predictor of family satisfaction, after adjusting for age, gender, relationship, and living status. Conclusion The FAM-Activate tool was reliable and had predictive validity in the acute cardiac population. Further research is needed to explore whether improving family activation can lead to improved family engagement in care.

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