Preliminary reliability and validity testing of a Self-Efficacy Questionnaire for Chinese Family Caregivers

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 630-637

  Zhang, Shu Ying ^a   Edwards, Helen ^c   Yates, Patsy ^c   Ruth, Elder ^c   Guo, Qihao ^b  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Dementia; Self efficacy questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 84880156777     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2013.771615     Document Type: Article

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