Development and Application of Caregiver Burden Scale for Primary Family Caregivers of Cancer Patients
10.11783/j.issn.1002－3674.2025.02.005
- VernacularTitle:癌症患者家庭主要照顾者负担量表开发与应用
- Author:
Hanqi LI
1
;
Donglan ZHENG
1
;
Liuhui WANG
1
Author Information
1. 哈尔滨医科大学卫生管理学院社会医学教研室(150081
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Cancer;
Family primary caregivers;
Burden;
Reliability and validity;
Scale
- From:
Chinese Journal of Health Statistics
2025;42(2):180-184
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective The study intends to develop a multi－dimensional specific scale for the primary family caregivers of cancer patients,verify its reliability and validity,and reveal the burden level of the primary family caregivers of cancer patients.Methods This study investigated the primary family caregivers of cancer patients by questionnaire survey in Harbin of two medical institutions,finally we recalled 571 valid questionnaires.The study used SPSS 27.0 and AMOS 28.0 software to conduct reliability and validity analysis.The critical value of the burden score was determined by the quartile method to evaluate the burden level.Results The revised scale includes 21 items in 5 dimensions.The Cronbach's α coefficient range of the total scale and each dimension of the scale was 0.798~0.922,the Omega coefficient range was 0.806~0.918,and the split－half reliability range was 0.753~0.862.The average variance extracted(AVE)value and composite reliability(CR)value of the five dimensions of the scale meet the criteria,and the correlation coefficient between each dimension is less than the square root of AVE.Based on the critical value,there are 54.8%of carers suffer from moderate or heavy burdens.Among them,the financial burden and the care burden have the highest scores.Conclusion It shows that the burden scale for primary family caregivers of cancer patients has good reliability and validity.There are more than half of carers suffer from relatively heavy burden.Policymakers should draw up policies to support economic medical expense reimbursement and last comfort service.
