Serpentini S, Guandalini B, Tosin G, Ronconi L, Cristaldi G, Amatulli R, Deledda G, Riccardi S, Sommacal S, Iannopollo L, Calvo V, Merluzzi T V
Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV - IRCCS, Padua, Italy.
Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Pedagogy and Applied Psychology (FISPPA) University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
BMC Palliat Care. 2021 Oct 21;20(1):166. doi: 10.1186/s12904-021-00849-5.
The Caregiver Inventory (CGI), a measure of self-efficacy for caregiving that takes into account aspects of caregiving that are neglected by current measures of caregiving, was translated into Italian and validated.
Ninety-one caregivers from a variety of locations in Italy completed the CGI-Italian (CGI-I) as well as the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the Family Strain Questionnaire - Short Form (FSQ-SF).
A confirmatory factor analysis based on the original CGI factor structure resulted in an adequate fit of the CGI-I using standard fit indices. Thus, the original factor structure was validated in the CGI-I: Managing Medical Information (α = 0.87), Caring for Care Recipient (α = 0.68), Caring for Oneself (α = 0.78), and Managing Difficult Interactions/Emotions (α = 0.55). The CGI-I total score was inversely related to anxiety (HADS, r = - 0.35, p = <.05), and depression (HADS, r = - 0.45, p = <.05). In addition, the CGI-I was inversely related to caregiver stress (FSQ-SF, r = - 0.39, p = <.05). Care of Oneself and Managing Difficult Interactions/Emotions emerged as the strongest and most robust negative relationships with anxiety, depression, and caregiver stress, which replicated, with similar constructs, findings from the original CGI.
The results of this study established the CGI-I as a reliable and valid measure of self-efficacy for caregiving. This study also confirms the importance of self-care and managing difficult communication in the process of successfully navigating the demands of caregiving and in constructing interventions for caregivers who need support.
照顾者自我效能量表（CGI）考虑到了当前照顾措施所忽视的照顾方面，是一种衡量照顾自我效能的工具，已被翻译成意大利语并进行了验证。
来自意大利各地的91名照顾者完成了意大利语版的CGI（CGI-I）以及医院焦虑抑郁量表（HADS）和家庭压力问卷简表（FSQ-SF）。
基于原始CGI因子结构的验证性因素分析使用标准拟合指数得出CGI-I的拟合度良好。因此，原始因子结构在CGI-I中得到验证：管理医疗信息（α = 0.87）、照顾受照顾者（α = 0.68）、照顾自己（α = 0.78）以及处理困难的互动/情绪（α = 0.55）。CGI-I总分与焦虑（HADS，r = - 0.35，p = <.05）和抑郁（HADS，r = - 0.45，p = <.05）呈负相关。此外，CGI-I与照顾者压力（FSQ-SF，r = - 0.39，p = <.05）呈负相关。照顾自己和处理困难的互动/情绪与焦虑、抑郁和照顾者压力呈现出最强且最稳健的负相关关系，这与原始CGI的研究结果在相似结构上相互印证。
本研究结果确立了CGI-I作为一种可靠且有效的照顾自我效能测量工具。本研究还证实了自我照顾和处理困难沟通在成功应对照顾需求以及为需要支持的照顾者构建干预措施过程中的重要性。
