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Development of a Daily Use Caregiver Sleep Survey (DUCSS)

Published:2020-11 Issue:4 Volume:33 Page:209-222
ISSN:1662-9647
Container-title:GeroPsych
language:en
Short-container-title:GeroPsych

Author:

Hughes Jennifer Christine¹^ORCID,Romine William²,Banerjee Tanvi³,Goodman Garrett³,Edwards Abby⁴,Hughes John Gregory⁵,Lawhorne Larry⁶

Affiliation:

1. Department of Social Work, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, USA

2. Department of Biological Sciences, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, USA

3. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, USA

4. Department of Psychology, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, USA

5. Department of Internal Medicine, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH, USA

6. Department of Geriatrics, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH, USA

Abstract

Abstract. Dementia caregiving is associated with depression, stress, and sleep disturbance. A daily use caregiver sleep survey (DUCSS) was developed to evaluate caregiver sleep. The tool was distributed to 24 informal caregivers and validated using the Rasch model, which indicated that the 17-item survey produced sleep quality measures of sufficient reliability for both group-level and individual-level comparisons (reliability = .87). The sample size was sufficient to provide precise measures of the item’s position along the scale (item difficulty) (reliability = .85), so outcomes associated with sleep quality levels could be evaluated. We observed that the structure of the instrument is unidimensional, meaning the wording does not contain systematic biases peripheral to sleep quality. DUCSS is a useful tool for caregiver assessment and monitoring.

Publisher

Hogrefe Publishing Group

Subject

Geriatrics and Gerontology,Gerontology

Link

https://econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/pdf/10.1024/1662-9647/a000240

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