title: Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Caregiver Reaction Assessment.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Caregiver Reaction Assessment, as part of a psychosocial study among family caregivers of cancer patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants were derived from the Second Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University in Shenyang, China. The research established the internal consistent reliability, test-retest reliability and construct validity.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The research comprised 400 family caregivers. The Chinese version of the Caregiver Reaction Assessment showed adequate internal consistency reliability, test-retest reliability and appropriate construct validity. After adjusting items 4, 8, 15 and 18, confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the five new factors of the Chinese version of the Caregiver Reaction Assessment had goodness of fit.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings suggest that the Chinese version of the Caregiver Reaction Assessment is a reliable and valid instrument for measuring specific aspects of the caregiving experience in the Chinese population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Medicine, College of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
authors.forename: Cuixia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ge
authors.forename: Xiaoshi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jialiang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Jiansi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Fengjiao
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Attah Ellis
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Nutifafa
authors.forename: Lie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D044466:Asian People / Q000523:psychology*; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D017281:Cost of Illness; D019937:Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis*