A Chinese version of the Meaning in Caregiving Scale: an assessment of its reliability and validity.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the reliability and construct validity of the Meaning in Caregiving Scale (MICS) by confirmatory factor analysis and to explore whether the MICS meets the goodness-of-fit criteria for the 3-factor model.


METHODS
Four hundred and eighty subjects in Taiwan were recruited. The hypothesized confirmatory factor analysis model specifies the items to measure the reordering priority, relationship fidelity, and transcendent belief as indicators of latent factors.


RESULTS
The data show that the hypothesized 3-factor model does not fit the data well and indicate that the 3 factors might share a high-order common factor. Cross-cultural issues may account for this shortcoming.


CONCLUSIONS
This scale offers better understanding around caregivers for psychiatric patients and the issues they face.
Yen
Wen-Jiuan
WJ
College of Nursing, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Huang
Xuan-Yi
XY
Ma
Wei-Fen
WF
Lee
Sheuan
S
Lee
Chiu-Hsiang
CH
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D003071:Cognition; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing*; D013624:Taiwan; D014175:Translating; D055815:Young Adult