title: Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) as a method to assess measurement equivalence.
abstract: Employing the example of a multidimensional caregiver reaction scale, the use of confirmatory factor analysis techniques to establish measurement equivalence across comparison groups is discussed. The discussion is organized around the key concept of factorial invariance which provides the yardstick for assessing measurement equivalence.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Sping Wang, MA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stommel
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Given
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Given
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000451:nursing; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D015233:Models, Statistical; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000379:methods; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics