Analysis of the reliability of the modified caregiver strain index
Analysis of the reliability of the modified caregiver strain index
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DOI：
10.1093/geronb/58.2.s127
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发表时间：
2003-03-01
影响因子：
6.2
通讯作者：
Travis, SS
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作者：
Thornton, M;Travis, SS
目标.照顾者压力指数（CSI）是一个13项的指数，最初开发于20世纪80年代初，用于筛选老年家庭成员出院后的照顾者压力。本研究探讨了一个修改后的CSI的可靠性与当代长期的家庭advers. Methods的应用。作为一个更大的家庭照顾者研究的一部分，使用焦点小组，电话访谈，邮寄调查，重测程序，包括检查修改后的CSI的可靠性。样本由158名家庭照顾者组成，平均年龄为61岁。有针对性的招募导致来自不同种族/民族背景的参与者。少数民族照顾者占样本的25%。修订后的CSI内部可靠性（α = 0.90）略好于1983年报告的原始指数（α = 0.86）。两周重测信度为0.88。没有先前的重测数据可供比较。讨论。修改后的CSI可以是一个有用的方法来检测非正式照顾者之间的应变水平，很容易管理和评分。CSI仍然是长期护理研究和实践中护理人员压力的有用衡量标准。
Objectives. The Caregiver Strain Index (CSI) is a 13-item index originally developed in the early 1980s to screen for caregiver strain after hospital discharge of an elderly family member. This study examined the reliability of a modified CSI for applications with contemporary long-term family caregivers.Methods. As part of a larger family caregiver study using focus groups, telephone interviews, and mailed surveys, test-retest procedures were included to examine the reliability of the Modified CSI. The sample consisted of 158 family caregivers, with an average age of 61 years. Targeted recruitment resulted in participants from diverse racial/ethnic backgrounds. Minority caregivers represented 25% of the sample.Results. The Modified CSI has slightly better internal reliability (alpha =.90) than the original Index, as reported in 1983 (alpha =.86). The two-week test-retest reliability is .88. No prior test-retest data were available for comparison.Discussion. The Modified CSI can be a useful method for detecting strain levels among informal caregivers, and is easily administered and scored. The CSI continues to be a useful measure of caregiver strain for long-term care research and practice.