Psychometric properties of the Care Dependency Scale in stroke survivors in Indonesian hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Indonesian version of the Care Dependency Scale (CDS) among stroke survivors.

Methods

The study was undertaken in four hospitals. We analysed datasets obtained from 109 stroke survivors on inpatient wards and in outpatient clinics, who were rated by nurses to determine the CDS reliability coefficients. The Cronbach's α and Cohen's kappa coefficients were applied. Concurrent validity was conducted for the data on care dependency, which werecollected from 49 of these 109 participants on inpatient wards by nurses using the CDS and the Barthel Index. A Spearman's rank correlation analysis was conducted to measure the association between the CDS and the Barthel Index results.

Results

An analysis of the

SUBMITTER: Nursiswati N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7424155 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature