The reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Caregiver Burden Inventory
The reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Caregiver Burden Inventory
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DOI：
10.1097/00006199-200209000-00009
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发表时间：
2002-09-01
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影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
Chu, H
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作者：
Chou, KR;Jiann-Chyun, L;Chu, H
背景：对大多数研究人员来说，负担的评估已经成为一项具有挑战性的任务，因为文化、伦理、宗教和其他个人价值观可能会影响对负担的意义和后果的看法。缺乏对跨研究负担测量的心理测量特性的检查限制了对“负担”进行额外研究的科学严谨性。目的：探讨中文版《照顾者负担量表》的心理测量特征及其在临床和研究实践中的应用。方法：第一次调查评估了中英文版《照顾者负担量表》的一致性。第二项调查分别建立了内部一致信度、重测信度、内容效度、并发效度和结构效度。结果：配对t检验和班级内相关检验表明，中文版照顾者负担量表能很好地反映英文版的内容，并表现出项目的等效性。具有足够的内部一致性信度、适当的内容效度和并发效度。因子分析显示，各分量表与高因子负荷之间存在适度的相互关系，也有助于澄清心理测量学意义。讨论：本文提供的信度和效度信息支持使用中文版照顾者负担量表作为衡量中国人群照顾者负担的研究工具。需要进一步研究来区分发展负担、情感负担和社会负担的构念。
Background: The assessment of burden has become a challenging task for most researchers because cultural, ethical, religious, and other personal values may influence perceptions of the meaning and consequences of burden. The lack of examination of the psychometric properties of the burden measures across studies limits the scientific rigor for generating additional research into "burden."Objective: To examine the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Caregiver Burden Inventory for its utility in clinical and research practice.Method: The first investigation evaluated the consistency between the Chinese and English versions of the Caregiver Burden Inventory. The second investigation established the internal consistent reliability, test-retest reliability, content validity, concurrent validity, and construct validity,Results: A paired t-test and intra-class correlation indicated that the Chinese version of the Caregiver Burden Inventory was a very good reflection of the English version and demonstrated item equivalence. It also showed adequate internal consistency reliability, appropriate content validity, and concurrent validity. Factor analysis revealed moderate intercorrelations between subscales and high factor loadings also helped to clarify the psychometric meaning.Discussion: The reliability and validity information presented in this paper support using the Chinese version of the Caregiver Burden Inventory as a research instrument in measuring the caregiver burden in the Chinese population. Further study is needed to discriminate the developmental, emotional, and social burden constructs.