Psychometric properties of carer-reported outcome measures in palliative care: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Informal carers face many challenges in caring for patients with palliative care needs. Selecting suitable valid and reliable outcome measures to determine the impact of caring and carers' outcomes is a common problem.

Aim

To identify outcome measures used for informal carers looking after patients with palliative care needs, and to evaluate the measures' psychometric properties.

Design

A systematic review was conducted. The studies identified were evaluated by independent reviewers (C.T.J.M., M.B., M.P.). Data regarding study characteristics and psychometric properties of the measures were extracted and evaluated. Good psychometric properties indicate a high-quality measure.

Data sources

The search was conducted, unrestricted to publication year, in

SUBMITTER: Michels CT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4708617 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature