title: Psychometric Evaluation of the Caregiving Competence Scale Among Chinese Family Caregivers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the study was to develop a Chinese version of the Caregiving Competence Scale (CCS) and evaluate its psychometric properties.
  
  
  METHODS
  A multicenter, cross-sectional study design.
  
  
  METHODS
  Brislin's translation method was used to translate the CCS into Chinese. Its psychometric properties were tested with 118 Chinese family caregivers of stroke survivors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The Chinese version of the Caregiving Competence Scale (CCS-C) demonstrated adequate internal consistency (Cronbach's α = .81) and stability (weighted kappa statistics: .67-.78). Convergent and discriminative validities were supported by a significant correlation between the CCS-C and the General Self-Efficacy Scale scores (r = .46, p < .01) and a significant difference in the CCS-C scores between depressed and nondepressed caregivers (p = .03), respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Study results suggested that the CCS-C could be a valid and reliable self-reported instrument for family caregivers of Chinese stroke survivors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This scale can be used to evaluate the caregiving competence of stroke caregivers in nursing research and in clinical settings.
authors.affiliation: 1 The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Ho Yu
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Sek Ying
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Chair
authors.forename: Janita Pak-Chun
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Chau
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017028:Caregivers / Q000592:standards*; D002681:China; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000592:standards*; D019145:Rehabilitation Nursing / Q000379:methods; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014175:Translating