Marwit Samuel J, Chibnall John T, Dougherty Rebecca, Jenkins Chrystal, Shawgo Jenifer
Department of Psychology, University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63108, USA.
Psychooncology. 2008 Mar;17(3):300-3. doi: 10.1002/pon.1218.
The Marwit-Meuser Caregiver Grief Inventory (MM-CGI) was developed and initially validated with caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease, and subsequently evaluated with caregivers of persons with brain injury. The present study examined MM-CGI psychometric and validity properties in 75 caregivers of persons with cancer. As with previous studies, high internal consistency reliability of MM-CGI Total Grief and subscale scores (Personal Sacrifice and Burden, Heartfelt Sadness and Longing, and Worry and Felt Isolation) was demonstrated. Construct validity of the subscale scores was supported by differential associations with other caregiver measures of depression, strain, well-being, and family support. Based on these preliminary results, the MM-CGI appears useful for assessing pre-death grief in caregivers of persons with cancer.
Marwit-Meuser照顾者悲伤量表（MM-CGI）是专门为阿尔茨海默病患者的照顾者开发并初步验证的，随后又在脑损伤患者的照顾者中进行了评估。本研究对75名癌症患者的照顾者进行了MM-CGI的心理测量和效度特性检验。与之前的研究一样，MM-CGI总悲伤得分及分量表得分（个人牺牲与负担、深切悲伤与渴望、担忧与孤独感）均显示出较高的内部一致性信度。分量表得分的结构效度得到了与其他照顾者抑郁、压力、幸福感和家庭支持测量指标之间差异关联的支持。基于这些初步结果，MM-CGI似乎有助于评估癌症患者照顾者的临终前悲伤。
