Transcultural adaptation of the revised caregiving appraisal scale (RCAS) in the Spanish population.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To develop a transcultural adaptation of the Revised Caregiving Appraisal Scale among Spanish caregivers of dependent older people and to test the psychometric properties of the scale.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Methods

The Revised Caregiving Appraisal Scale was transculturally adapted to the Spanish population following the methodology of direct and back translation. The Spanish version of the Revised Caregiving Appraisal Scale was administered to a total of 182 family caregivers of older dependent people. The study began in January 2016 and ended in December of the same year. The construct validity was studied by means of the scree plot and parallel analysis. The exploratory factorial analysis was carried out, and the correlation between factors was studied.

SUBMITTER: Cueli Arce M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10078473 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature