Use of the Preparedness for Caregiving Scale in Palliative Care: A Rasch Evaluation Study

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 533-541

  Henriksson, Anette ^a   Hudson, Peter ^b   Öhlen, Joakim ^a   Thomas, Kristina ^b   Holm, Maja ^a   Carlander, Ida ^c   Hagell, Peter ^d   Årestedt, Kristofer ^e  

^a ERSTA HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d KRISTIANSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Family carer; palliative care; preparedness; psychometrics; Rasch; validation studies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; COHABITING PERSON; EMOTION ASSESSMENT; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PERSON SEPARATION INDEX; PREPAREDNESS FOR CAREGIVING SCALE; RASCH ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPOUSE; SWEDEN; AGE; ANTICIPATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; FAMILY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; PUBLICATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRANSLATING (LANGUAGE);

AGE FACTORS; ANTICIPATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN; TRANSLATING; TRANSLATIONS;

EID: 84942981603     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.04.012     Document Type: Article

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