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Revista de Enfermagem Referência
versão impressa ISSN 0874-0283versão On-line ISSN 2182-2883
Resumo
SANTOS, Fernanda Gatez Trevisan dos et al. Psychometric properties of a questionnaire for assessing informal caregivers’ skills. Rev. Enf. Ref. [online]. 2021, vol.serV, n.8, e20206. Epub 17-Fev-2022. ISSN 0874-0283. https://doi.org/10.12707/rv20206.
Background:
Health professionals are responsible for training informal caregivers to provide home care and therefore it is important to assess caregivers’ skills.
Objective:
To explore the psychometric properties of a questionnaire for assessing informal caregivers’ skills.
Methodology:
Methodological study involving 216 informal caregivers from a city in the southern region of Brazil. Structural construct validity was examined through exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Reliability was assessed by evaluating internal consistency.
Results:
The exploratory factor analysis revealed four factors corresponding to the following skills: Psychomotor (Factor 1), Cognitive (Factor 2), Emotional (Factor 3), and Relational (Factor 4). The confirmatory factor analysis revealed satisfactory results for all fit indices and internal consistency of α = 0.82.
Conclusion:
The questionnaire shows evidence of reliability and validity and can be used to assess informal caregivers’ skills in home settings.
Palavras-chave : caregivers; psychometrics; surveys and questionnaires; validation study; family; home nursing.