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The Perceived Needs Questionnaire for Dementia Informal Caregivers (PNQ‐DIC): development and initial validation

The article discusses research which described the process used to develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of Perceived Needs Questionnaire for Dementia Informal Caregivers (PNQ-IDC) designed to measure the needs of informal dementia caregivers. Topics covered include the identification of needs for which health-care professionals could provide support, the assessment of subjective caregiver burden, and the validity and reliability of the PNQ-IDC.

Sat, 12/12/2020 - 14:26

The development and validation of the Dementia Quality of Life Scale for Older Family Carers (DQoL-OC)

Purpose: Little is known about how caregiving affects the quality of life (QoL) of older family carers and no dementia and age-specific QoL scale is available for use with this population. This study aimed to develop and validate a unique dementia caregiving- and age-specific tool - the 'Dementia Quality of Life Scale for Older Family Carers' (DQoL-OC). Methods: The scale items were identified in focus groups with older family carers in the UK. Content and face validity were evaluated by a panel of six experts.

Fri, 11/16/2018 - 11:05

Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Invariance Testing of the Young Carer of Parents Inventory (YCOPI)

Objective: Research into youth caregiving in families where a parent experiences a significant medical condition has been hampered by a lack of contextually sensitive measures of the nature and breadth of young caregiving experiences. This study examined the factor structure and measurement invariance of such a measure called the Young Carer of Parents Inventory (YCOPI; Pakenham et al., 2006) using confirmatory factor analysis across 3 groups of youth.

Thu, 07/20/2017 - 15:21