title: Development and validation of perceived rehabilitation require questionnaires for caregivers of people with schizophrenia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed at developing and validating the Perceived Rehabilitation Needs Questionnaires for Caregivers (PRNQ-Cs) of people with schizophrenia.
  
  
  METHODS
  The items of PRNQ-C were generated based on focus group discussion and literature review. A validation study was conducted to examine its psychometric properties among 98 caregivers who were recruited via convenience sampling.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Through the use of direct oblique rotation, exploratory factor analysis yielded an eight-factor solution which accounted for 64.39% of the total variance. Its internal consistency and test-retest reliability were satisfactory.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Through cross-cultural validation, the PRNQ-C is applicable in other Chinese communities with huge population of schizophrenia.
authors.affiliation: Wuxi Mental Health Center , Nanjing , China.
authors.forename: Da
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Sally M Y
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Hector W H
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Tsang
authors.forename: Alvin H H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Kelvin M T
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Fung
authors.forename: Man C M
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Tsui
authors.forename: Raymond C K
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Michael G C
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Yiu
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Tam
authors.forename: Gary Tin-Ho
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000592:standards*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D055815:Young Adult