Department of Child Health and Diseases Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey.
Department of Child Health and Diseases Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Kütahya Health Sciences University, Kütahya, Turkey.
West J Nurs Res. 2022 Mar;44(3):328-337. doi: 10.1177/01939459211041170. Epub 2021 Sep 13.
Due to the burden of caregiving, family caregivers of children with cancer suffer from physical and psychosocial health problems. The aim of this study was to develop a Caregiving Burden Scale for Family Caregivers of Children with Cancer (CBSFC-CC) and to assess its psychometric properties. A methodological, descriptive study design was conducted. The study sample consisted of 217 family caregivers caring for children with cancer between the ages of 0 and 18 years. The item pool of the scale was created using the Delphi Technique. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the overall scale was 0.93. The item-total score correlations ranged from 0.424 to 0.645. The exploratory factor analysis showed that the scale explained 68.34% of the total variance. The confirmatory factor analysis also showed that the factor loadings of the scale ranged from 0.46 to 0.96. NNFI, CFI, and IFI were found to be > 0.90, and RMSEA was found to be < 0.09. The CBSFC-CC was found to be a good multidimensional instrument for evaluating the burden on family caregivers of pediatric cancer patients. It can be used in clinical practice and research. This tool can be considered to tailor interventions aimed at improving caregiver outcomes.
由于照顾的负担，照顾癌症儿童的家庭照顾者会遭受身体和心理健康问题。本研究旨在开发一种用于癌症儿童家庭照顾者的照顾负担量表（CBSFC-CC），并评估其心理测量学特性。采用方法学、描述性研究设计。研究样本由 217 名照顾 0 至 18 岁癌症儿童的家庭照顾者组成。该量表的项目池是使用德尔菲技术创建的。总体量表的克朗巴赫α系数为 0.93。项目总分相关系数范围为 0.424 至 0.645。探索性因素分析表明，该量表解释了总方差的 68.34%。验证性因素分析还表明，该量表的因子负荷范围为 0.46 至 0.96。NNFI、CFI 和 IFI 均大于 0.90，RMSEA 小于 0.09。CBSFC-CC 被发现是评估儿科癌症患者家庭照顾者负担的一种良好的多维工具。它可以在临床实践和研究中使用。该工具可以用来制定旨在改善照顾者结果的干预措施。
