A Validation Study of the Revised Caregiving Burden Instrument in Korean Family Caregivers of Stroke Survivors.

So Sun Kim,Young Sook Roh

doi:10.3390/ijerph18062960

Abstract

Background: The purpose of the present study was to examine the internal consistency reliability and construct validity of the Caregiving Burden Instrument in Korean informal caregivers of stroke survivors. Methods: A descriptive survey design was used with a convenience sample of 208 primary caregivers of stroke survivors. Internal consistency reliability was assessed using Cronbach’s alpha coefficients. Construct validity was assessed using exploratory and known-group analysis. Results: Each subscale and the total scale demonstrated satisfactory internal consistency reliability. Exploratory factor analysis identified five factors: family support, patient’s dependency, physical health, financial burden, and psychological health, which together accounted for 62.7% of the variance. Known-group analysis indicated that caregivers with more than one year of experience reported significantly higher mean scores for the total burden score and its five subscales compared to those with less than one year. Conclusions: This 23-item instrument demonstrates good internal consistency reliability and construct validity. The tool can be used to effectively assess burden in caregivers of stroke survivors and the data obtained can form the basis for the development of family interventions.

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Health 2021, 18, 2960. https://Stroke is a leading cause of lifelong functional disability that limits the activities of daily living of stroke survivors worldwide [1,2]
This contrasts with results showing no difference in caregiver burden between 2 and 12 months in the Netherlands [9], while caregiver burden in Poland was higher at six months than at five years after stroke [7]
The results of this study showed that 25.5% of family caregivers of stroke survivors indicated a high level of burden and burden was higher after 12 months of caregiving

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Health 2021, 18, 2960. https://Stroke is a leading cause of lifelong functional disability that limits the activities of daily living of stroke survivors worldwide [1,2]. Caregiver burden decreased from baseline to three months, increased up to nine months [10]. This contrasts with results showing no difference in caregiver burden between 2 and 12 months in the Netherlands [9], while caregiver burden in Poland was higher at six months than at five years after stroke [7]. The purpose of the present study was to examine the internal consistency reliability and construct validity of the Caregiving Burden Instrument in Korean informal caregivers of stroke survivors. Construct validity was assessed using exploratory and known-group analysis. Results: Each subscale and the total scale demonstrated satisfactory internal consistency reliability. Known-group analysis indicated that caregivers with more than one year of experience reported significantly higher mean scores for the total burden score and its five subscales compared to those with less than one year

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