Publikation: The Caregiver Thoughts Scale: An Instru...
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Titel: | The Caregiver Thoughts Scale: An Instrument to Assess Functional and Dysfunctional Thoughts about Caregiving |
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Kurzfassung: | Objectives: Caregivers' care-related thoughts critically effect their well-being. Currently, there is a lack of validated measures to systematically assess caregivers' functional and dysfunctional thoughts. We therefore aimed to develop a measure of caregivers' thoughts that assesses not only their dysfunctional but also their functional thoughts in multiple domains. Methods: A pool of potential questionnaire items was generated from therapy sessions with caregivers and was rated by experts. A sample of 322 main family caregivers (Mage = 63.9 years) of a person with dementia then completed a set of 28 items about their care-related thoughts and a number of related measures at three measurement points. Items were then aggregated via a formative measurement approach based on theoretical considerations. Correlational analyses were used to examine the construct validity of the subscale scores. Results: The final 28-item scale assesses caregiving thoughts in four distinct domains: dysfunctional caregiving standards, self-care, dysfunctional assumptions about dementia, and acceptance. The correlational analyses demonstrated the subscales' construct validity, by showing that scale scores are meaningfully related to theoretically relevant constructs. Conclusions: The Caregiving Thoughts Scale is a promising measure of caregivers' thoughts in four important domains. Clinical implications: The scale can be applied in clinical research settings. |
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Publikationstyp: | Beitrag in Zeitschrift (Autorenschaft) |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 18.12.2022 (Online) |
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Clinical Gerontologist
Clinical Gerontologist
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Erscheinungsdatum: | 18.12.2022 |
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eISSN: | 1545-2301 |
DOI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2022.2153775 |
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Fakultät für Sozialwissenschaften
Institut für Psychologie Abteilung Psychologische Diagnostik
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AT - 9020 Klagenfurt |
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