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Korean J Health Promot Dis Prev. 2009;9(3):189-198.
- 한국형 돌봄 경험 평가도구(CRA-K)의 타당도 검증 : 암 환자 가족을 대상으로
- Cross Cultural Validation of the Caregiver Reaction Assessment (CRA)for Cancer Patient’s Caregiver
- Abstract
- Background
The Caregiver Reaction Assessment Scale (CRA) is an instrument designed to assess special aspects of the caregiving situation, including both negative and positive dimensions of caregiving reactions: the impact of caregiving on disrupted schedule, financial problems, lack of family support, health problems and the impact of caregiving on caregiver's self-esteem.
Methods
This paper addresses the psychometric qualities of the CRA-K in a study among family caregivers of cancer patients (n=248).
Results
No problems in feasibility were observed. Reliability analyses showed that standardized Cronbach's alpha was 0.81 for the CRA-K, indicating sufficient internal consistencies. Content, criterion, construct validity were also supported.
Conclusions
The CRA-K proves to be a feasible, reliable and valid instrument for assessing both negative and positive reactions to caregiving among family caregivers of patients with cancer.
(Korean J Health Promot Dis Prev 2009;9(3):189-198)
Key words:Family caregiver, Cancer Care, Caregiver Reaction Assessment(CRA), Validation
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