Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK.
Centre for Chronic Illness and Ageing, Institute of Lifecourse Development, School of Human Sciences, University of Greenwich, London, UK.
Dementia (London). 2023 Jul;22(5):978-994. doi: 10.1177/14713012231165113. Epub 2023 Mar 18.
Positive psychology outcome measures aim to quantitatively document the character strengths that people use to maintain their wellbeing. Positive aspects of caregiving including the use of character strengths is gaining credence in dementia carer literature but there remain few psychometrically robust tools by which to capture this. The current study evaluated the psychometric properties of a newly developed measure of hope and resilience for family carers of people living with dementia.
An online study where family carers (n = 267) completed the newly adapted Positive Psychology Outcome Measure - Carer version (PPOM-C), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale - Depression subscale (HADS-D), The Short Form Health Survey (SF-12), and The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS).
Psychometric analysis indicated strong properties for the PPOM-C in family carers, with two items dropped to improve the internal consistency. Convergent validity was established, with strong correlations between the hope, resilience, depression symptomology, quality of life and social support. A Confirmatory Factor Analysis indicated acceptable model fit.
The PPOM-C is a psychometrically robust tool that can be recommended for use in large scale psychosocial research. The use of this measure in research and practice will provide a more nuanced understanding of the caregiving role and how to support wellbeing in this population.
积极心理学的结果测量旨在定量记录人们用来维持幸福感的性格优势。在痴呆症护理文献中，照顾者积极的方面，包括使用性格优势，越来越受到认可，但仍缺乏可靠的心理测量工具来捕捉这一点。本研究评估了一种新开发的针对痴呆症患者家庭照顾者的希望和适应力测量工具的心理测量特性。
一项在线研究，其中家庭照顾者（n=267）完成了新改编的积极心理学结果测量-照顾者版（PPOM-C）、医院焦虑和抑郁量表-抑郁分量表（HADS-D）、简短健康调查（SF-12）和多维感知社会支持量表（MSPSS）。
心理测量分析表明，PPOM-C 在家庭照顾者中具有很强的特性，有两个项目被删除以提高内部一致性。同时建立了收敛有效性，希望、适应力、抑郁症状、生活质量和社会支持之间存在很强的相关性。验证性因素分析表明模型拟合度可接受。
PPOM-C 是一种心理测量上可靠的工具，可推荐用于大规模心理社会研究。在研究和实践中使用这种测量工具将提供对照顾角色的更细致理解，以及如何支持这一人群的幸福感。
