How frail elders evaluate their caregiver's role enactment: a scale to measure affection, skill, and attentiveness.
In this validity study, using factor analysis, the authors identified three dimensions (affection, skill, and attentiveness) of the Care Receiver View of Caregiver Role Enactment Scale, a self-report measure designed to elicit an elderly care receiver's evaluation of how well their family member carried out the role of caregiver. The scale is a revision of the Satisfaction With Caregiving Scale. This study was a secondary analysis of data from PREP: Family-based Care for Frail Older Persons. Care receiver mutuality was the variable most highly correlated with caregiver role enactment. Other variables related to good quality care were higher care receiver positive affect, better caregiver physical health, and lower caregiver role strain; husband caregivers were rated as giving poorer quality care.
Tetz
Karen B
KB
School of Nursing, Walla Walla College, Portland, OR 97216, USA.
Archbold
Patricia G
PG
Stewart
Barbara J
BJ
Messecar
Deborah
D
Hornbrook
Mark C
MC
Lucas
Stephanie A
SA
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001288:Attention; D001294:Attitude to Health; D017028:Caregivers / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004645:Empathy; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly / Q000523:psychology*; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008149:Love; D008297:Male; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D012380:Role; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*