A German version of the Caregiver Skills scale for caregivers of patients with anorexia nervosa.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate acceptance, reliability, convergent validity, factor structure and sensitivity to change of a German translation of the Caregiver Skills (CASK) scale measuring skills related to caring for patients with eating disorders.

Methods

Two hundred and thirty-three parents (76% female) of adolescent patients (mean age 15.1) with anorexia nervosa (AN) completed the 27 items of the CASK. We calculated item/scale characteristics, internal consistencies and bivariate correlations with other measures of caregiving burden. We evaluated goodness-of-fit of the 6-factor model using confirmatory factors analysis and explored the sensitivity to change following two skills-based trainings.

Results

The fit of the 6-factor model was acceptable (Root Mean Square Err

SUBMITTER: Zeiler M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7986839 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature