Background: The European Heart Failure Self-Care Behaviour Scale (EHFScBS) is used worldwide to measure heart failure (HF) patient self-care, but a caregiver version does not exist.Objective: To develop and test the European HF Self-Care Behaviour Scale for Caregivers (EHFScBS-C) in a population of informal caregivers of HF patients.Methods: The EHFScBS-C was derived from the EHFScBS to measure the extent to which caregivers contribute to HF patient self-care. The EHFScBS-C was developed in English and then translated into Italian, Spanish and Dutch, after which it was back-translated. EHFScBS-C data were collected from 193 HF caregivers enrolled in Italy, Spain and the Netherlands.Results: Exploratory factor analysis revealed two factors with supportive fit indices (CFI = 0.990; RMSEA = 0.048): caregivers' contributions to HF self-care related to medical issues, and caregivers' contributions related to lifestyle. Internal consistency reliability was supported as well (Cronbach's alpha 0.90 for the overall scale). Construct validity was demonstrated with significant correlations with the Caregiver Preparedness Scale.Conclusion and Practice Implications: The EHFScBS-C has adequate validity and reliability for its use in clinical practice and research to measure the extent to which caregivers contribute to HF patient selfcare. The EHFScBS-C can be used in combination with the EHFScBS to conduct dyadic studies. (C) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Durante, A., De Maria, M., Boyne, J., Jaarsma, T., Juarez-Vela, R., Stromberg, A., et al. (2021). Development and psychometric testing of the European Heart Failure Self-Care behaviour scale caregiver version (EHFScB-C). PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING, 104(8), 2106-2111 [10.1016/j.pec.2021.01.013].

Development and psychometric testing of the European Heart Failure Self-Care behaviour scale caregiver version (EHFScB-C)

Durante A.;De Maria M.;Vellone E.
2021-01-01

Abstract

Background: The European Heart Failure Self-Care Behaviour Scale (EHFScBS) is used worldwide to measure heart failure (HF) patient self-care, but a caregiver version does not exist.Objective: To develop and test the European HF Self-Care Behaviour Scale for Caregivers (EHFScBS-C) in a population of informal caregivers of HF patients.Methods: The EHFScBS-C was derived from the EHFScBS to measure the extent to which caregivers contribute to HF patient self-care. The EHFScBS-C was developed in English and then translated into Italian, Spanish and Dutch, after which it was back-translated. EHFScBS-C data were collected from 193 HF caregivers enrolled in Italy, Spain and the Netherlands.Results: Exploratory factor analysis revealed two factors with supportive fit indices (CFI = 0.990; RMSEA = 0.048): caregivers' contributions to HF self-care related to medical issues, and caregivers' contributions related to lifestyle. Internal consistency reliability was supported as well (Cronbach's alpha 0.90 for the overall scale). Construct validity was demonstrated with significant correlations with the Caregiver Preparedness Scale.Conclusion and Practice Implications: The EHFScBS-C has adequate validity and reliability for its use in clinical practice and research to measure the extent to which caregivers contribute to HF patient selfcare. The EHFScBS-C can be used in combination with the EHFScBS to conduct dyadic studies. (C) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
2021
Pubblicato
Rilevanza internazionale
Articolo
Esperti anonimi
Settore MED/45 - SCIENZE INFERMIERISTICHE GENERALI, CLINICHE E PEDIATRICHE
English
Caregivers
Dyad
Heart failure
Instrument development
Psychometrics
Self-care
Health Behavior
Humans
Italy
Netherlands
Psychometrics
Reproducibility of Results
Self Care
Spain
Surveys and Questionnaires
Caregivers
Heart Failure
Durante, A., De Maria, M., Boyne, J., Jaarsma, T., Juarez-Vela, R., Stromberg, A., et al. (2021). Development and psychometric testing of the European Heart Failure Self-Care behaviour scale caregiver version (EHFScB-C). PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING, 104(8), 2106-2111 [10.1016/j.pec.2021.01.013].
Durante, A; De Maria, M; Boyne, J; Jaarsma, T; Juarez-Vela, R; Stromberg, A; Vellone, E
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