Weitzner M A, McMillan S C
Psychosocial Oncology Program, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida, USA.
J Palliat Care. 1999 Summer;15(2):13-20.
Hospices provide palliative care to persons who are dying and supportive care to their family caregivers. As death approaches, these family caregivers become increasingly responsible for providing the majority of daily care. Although research has documented their distress, little work has evaluated the broader impact of caregiving on quality of life (QOL). This study reevaluates the internal consistency and validity of the Caregiver Quality of Life Index-Cancer (CQOLC). 239 family caregivers of hospice patients with a variety of cancer diagnoses participated. Internal consistency for the instrument was 0.87. There were moderate correlations with overall mental health (r = 0.68) and low correlations with overall physical health (r = 0.01). Low correlations were observed with patient's performance status (r = 0.09). The CQOLC appears to possess adequate validity and internal consistency in this revalidation sample.
临终关怀机构为濒死患者提供姑息治疗，并为其家庭护理人员提供支持性护理。随着死亡临近，这些家庭护理人员越来越多地负责提供大部分日常护理。尽管研究记录了他们的痛苦，但很少有工作评估护理对生活质量（QOL）的更广泛影响。本研究重新评估了癌症患者护理人员生活质量指数（CQOLC）的内部一致性和有效性。239名患有各种癌症诊断的临终关怀患者的家庭护理人员参与了研究。该工具的内部一致性为0.87。与总体心理健康有中度相关性（r = ？0.68），与总体身体健康相关性较低（r = ？0.01）。与患者的表现状态相关性较低（r = ？0.09）。在这个重新验证的样本中，CQOLC似乎具有足够的有效性和内部一致性。
原文中r值未给出具体数字，译文保留原文格式。
