McKee Kevin, Spazzafumo Liana, Nolan Mike, Wojszel Beata, Lamura Giovanni, Bien Barbara
University of Sheffield, Sheffield Institute for Studies on Ageing, Sheffield, UK.
Aging Ment Health. 2009 Mar;13(2):255-64. doi: 10.1080/13607860802342219.
To perform a psychometric evaluation of the Carers Assessment of Difficulties Index, Carers Assessment of Satisfactions Index and the Carers Assessment of Managing Index (CADI-CASI-CAMI).
Data was collected in three European countries from informal carers of older people (n = 295) via a common protocol. Carers completed: (a) a questionnaire containing items on demographics and caregiving characteristics and (b) the CADI-CASI-CAMI indices. Principal component analysis of the CADI-CASI-CAMI indices was followed by internal consistency analysis of emergent components. Scales derived by summing items loading on the components were analysed for their association with the demographic and caregiving characteristic variables.
CADI produced six internally consistent and interpretable components, CASI five and CAMI seven. Subscales derived from the components were significantly associated with the demographic and caregiving characteristic variables, providing initial support for construct validity.
The CADI-CASI-CAMI indices are recommended as an assessment tool for in-depth work with family carers of older people and as a research tool for large-scale studies of family care.
对照料者困难评估指数、照料者满意度评估指数及照料者管理评估指数（CADI - CASI - CAMI）进行心理测量学评估。
通过统一方案在三个欧洲国家收集了老年非正式照料者（n = 295）的数据。照料者完成了：（a）一份包含人口统计学和照料特征项目的问卷，以及（b）CADI - CASI - CAMI指数。对CADI - CASI - CAMI指数进行主成分分析，随后对生成的成分进行内部一致性分析。对通过将各成分上的项目相加得出的量表，分析其与人口统计学和照料特征变量的关联。
CADI产生了六个内部一致且可解释的成分，CASI有五个，CAMI有七个。由这些成分得出的子量表与人口统计学和照料特征变量显著相关，为结构效度提供了初步支持。
推荐将CADI - CASI - CAMI指数作为与老年人家属照料者进行深入研究的评估工具，以及作为家庭照料大规模研究的研究工具。
