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KMID : 0928320090090030189
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Korean Journal of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2009 Volume.9 No. 3 p.189 ~ p.198
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Cross Cultural Validation of the Caregiver Reaction Assessment (CRA) for Cancer Patient’s Caregiver
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Rhee Young-Sun
Han In-Young
Nam Eun-Jeong
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Abstract
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Background: The Caregiver Reaction Assessment Scale (CRA) is an instrument designed to assess special aspects of the caregiving situation, including both negative and positive dimensions of caregiving reactions: the impact of caregiving on disrupted schedule, financial problems, lack of family support, health problems and the impact of caregiving on caregiver’s self-esteem.
Methods: This paper addresses the psychometric qualities of the CRA-K in a study among family caregivers of cancer patients (n=248).
Results: No problems in feasibility were observed. Reliability analyses showed that standardized Cronbach’s alpha was 0.81 for the CRA-K, indicating sufficient internal consistencies. Content, criterion, construct validity were also supported.
Conclusions: The CRA-K proves to be a feasible, reliable and valid instrument for assessing both negative and positive reactions to caregiving among family caregivers of patients with cancer.
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KEYWORD
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Family caregiver, Cancer Care, Caregiver Reaction Assessment(CRA), Validation
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