Abstract
BackgroundThe resilience to face disease is a process of positive adaptation despite the loss of health. It involves developing vitality and skills to overcome the negative effects of adversity, risks, and vulnerability caused by disease. In Mexico, the Mexican Resilience Measurement Scale (RESI-M) has been validated with a general population and has a five-factor structure. However, this scale does not allow evaluation of resilience in specific subpopulations, such as caregivers.MethodThis study investigated the psychometric properties of RESI-M in 446 family caregivers of children with chronic diseases. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed, internal consistency values were calculated using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, and mean comparisons were determined using t-tests.ResultsThe expected five-factor model showed an adequate fit with the data based on a maximum likelihood test. The internal consistency for each factor ranged from .76 to .93, and the global internal consistency was .95. No average difference in RESI-M and its factors was found between women and men.ConclusionThe RESI-M showed internal consistency and its model of five correlated factors was valid among family caregivers of children with chronic diseases.
Highlights
The resilience to face disease is a process of positive adaptation despite the loss of health
The Resilience Measurement Scale (RESI-M) showed internal consistency and its model of five correlated factors was valid among family caregivers of children with chronic diseases
The general objective of this study was to validate the RESI-M in a population of family caregivers of children hospitalized with chronic diseases
Summary
The resilience to face disease is a process of positive adaptation despite the loss of health. In Mexico, the Mexican Resilience Measurement Scale (RESI-M) has been validated with a general population and has a five-factor structure This scale does not allow evaluation of resilience in specific subpopulations, such as caregivers. In the field of psychometry, several instruments have been developed to measure resilience [16,17,18] One of these is the 25-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) [19], which is among the instruments with the most robust psychometric properties [12, 20]. The RESI-M was validated for use in a general population of students and employees, of both sexes and with an age range of 18 to 25 years It consists of a Likert scale instrument composed of five factors: strength and selfconfidence, social competence, family support, social support, and structure, each with high internal consistency values (from .79 to .92). RESI-M was used to evaluate resilience in primary caregivers with normal or complicated grief, the latter characterizing those showing less possession of this ability [28], and to demonstrate resilience as an important variable in the grieving process of women with cancer [29]
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