Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain.
Int Psychogeriatr. 2013 May;25(5):755-64. doi: 10.1017/S1041610212002426. Epub 2013 Feb 6.
There are a limited number of scales available in the Spanish language that can be used to detect burden among individuals who care for a dependent family member. The purpose of this work was to adapt and validate the Caregiver Risk Screen (CRS) scale developed by Guberman et al. (2001) (Guberman, N., Keefe, J., Fancey, P., Nahmiash, D. and Barylak, L. (2001). Development of Screening and Assessment Tools for Family Caregivers: Final Report. Montreal, Canada: Health Transition Fund).
The sample was made up of 302 informal caregivers of dependent family members (average age 57.3 years, and 78.9% were women). Scale structure was subjected to a confirmatory factor analysis. Concurrent and convergent validity were assessed by correlation with validated questionnaires for measuring burden (Zarit Burden Inventory (ZBI)) and psychological health (SCL-90-R).
The results show a high level of internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.86), suitable fit of the one-dimensional model tested via confirmatory factor analysis (GFI = 0.91; CFI = 0.91; RMSEA = 0.097), and appropriate convergent validity with similar constructs (r = 0.77 with ZBI; and r-values between 0.45 and 0.63 with SCL-90-R dimensions).
The findings are promising in terms of their adaptation of the CRS to Spanish, and the results enable us to draw the conclusion that the CRS is a suitable tool for assessing and detecting strain in family caregivers. Nevertheless, new research is required that explores all the psychometric features on the scale.
西班牙语中可用的量表数量有限，这些量表可用于检测照顾依赖家庭成员的个体的负担。本研究旨在改编和验证 Guberman 等人（2001 年）开发的照顾者风险筛查（CRS）量表（Guberman，N.，Keefe，J.，Fancey，P.，Nahmiash，D.和 Barylak，L.（2001）。为家庭照顾者开发筛选和评估工具：最终报告。加拿大蒙特利尔：健康过渡基金）。
该样本由 302 名依赖家庭成员的非正式照顾者组成（平均年龄 57.3 岁，78.9％为女性）。量表结构进行了验证性因素分析。通过与验证性问卷（Zarit 负担量表（ZBI））和心理健康（SCL-90-R）进行相关性评估，评估同时性和收敛效度。
结果显示，内部一致性水平较高（Cronbach's alpha = 0.86），通过验证性因素分析测试的一维模型拟合良好（GFI = 0.91；CFI = 0.91；RMSEA = 0.097），与相似结构具有适当的收敛效度（与 ZBI 的 r = 0.77；与 SCL-90-R 维度的 r 值在 0.45 和 0.63 之间）。
这些发现表明，将 CRS 改编为西班牙语是有希望的，并且结果使我们得出结论，CRS 是评估和检测家庭照顾者压力的合适工具。然而，需要进一步研究该量表的所有心理计量学特征。
