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The Modified Caregiver Strain Index: Portuguese version

Published:2019-11-01 Issue:10 Volume:26 Page:1597-1608
ISSN:1359-1053
Container-title:Journal of Health Psychology
language:en
Short-container-title:J Health Psychol

Author:

Ribeiro Oscar¹²³,Brandão Daniela²³,Oliveira Ana Filipa³^ORCID,Martín Ignacio¹²,Teixeira Laetitia²³⁴,Paúl Constança²³

Affiliation:

1. Department of Education and Psychology, University of Aveiro (DEP-UA), Portugal

2. Center for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS), Portugal

3. Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, University of Porto (ICBAS-UP), Portugal

4. Public Health Institute, University of Porto (ISPUP), Portugal

Abstract

The Modified Caregiver Strain Index is a widely used tool to screen for caregiver strain in family caregivers. This study presents the Portuguese version of the Modified Caregiver Strain Index and explores its psychometric properties in a sample of 347 informal caregivers of older dependent individuals. Factor analysis revealed a two-factor structure and indicated satisfactory internal consistency. Criterion-related validity was supported by positive significant correlations with the emotional health of the caregiver (psychological distress). The findings show evidence of reliability and validity of the Portuguese version of the Modified Caregiver Strain Index encouraging its use in clinical and research fields.

Funder

Portuguese High Commissioner for Health

calouste gulbenkian foundation

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Applied Psychology

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1359105319883933

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