Development of the Dementia Caregiver Positive Feeling Scale 21-item version (DCPFS-21) in Japan to recognise positive feelings about caregiving for people with dementia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to develop and validate the Dementia Caregiver Positive Feeling Scale 21-item version (DCPFS-21) in Japan.

Methods

We selected and generated 27 items based on the preliminary 25-item version of the DCPFS. Next, the DCPFS-21 was developed and validated through two phases. In Phase 1, we obtained data from 147 caregivers of people with dementia by using the 27-item version, examined the construct validity and internal consistency of the scale and then selected 21 items (DCPFS-21). In Phase 2, we compared the scores of 30 caregivers of people with dementia on the DCPFS-21 with the standard scales. Four weeks after the first examination, we re-examined the intra-rater reliability.

Results

In Phase 1, via factor analysis, we reduced the 27 items

SUBMITTER: Fuju T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8362216 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature