Development of a measure to evaluate gains among spanish dementia caregivers: The gains associated with caregiving (GAC) scale

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Fabà, Josep; Villar, Feliciano; Giuliani, María Florencia
Año de publicación
2017
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Background The study is aimed at developing a new measure devised to evaluate gains associated with caregiving for a person with dementia. Methods We conducted two studies with Spanish informal caregivers. In Study 1 a total of 152 participants responded to a preliminary set of 62 items referred to gains related with caregiving. After exploring their psychometric properties, we studied its factor structure, concurrent validity, and internal consistency reliability by means of, respectively, an exploratory factor analysis (EFA), its correlation with the similar measures, and Cronbach's alpha coefficients. In Study 2 we undertook a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to obtain further evidence regarding the scale dimensionality and we studied its construct validity by calculating its correlations with the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI), the Geriatric Depression Scale – Short Form (GDS-SF), and the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS). Results The final version of the Gains Associated with Caregiving (GAC) scale comprised 22 items, all of which seemed to belong to the same factor according to both the EFA and the CFA. The correlation between the GAC scale and similar measures was statistically significant and strong, and the Cronbach's α coefficient was 0.95. Statistically significant correlations in the expected direction were found between the GAC and the ZBI, the GDS-SF, and the SWLS. Conclusions The high internal consistency of the GAC scale, and its adequate concurrent and construct validity suggest that it is a suitable instrument for evaluating gains among Spanish informal dementia caregivers.
Fil: Fabà, Josep. Universidad de Barcelona; España
Fil: Villar, Feliciano. Universidad de Barcelona; España
Fil: Giuliani, María Florencia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Psicología; Argentina
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Dementia
Gains
Informal Caregiving
Scale Development
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spelling Development of a measure to evaluate gains among spanish dementia caregivers: The gains associated with caregiving (GAC) scaleFabà, JosepVillar, FelicianoGiuliani, María FlorenciaDementiaGainsInformal CaregivingScale Developmenthttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5Background The study is aimed at developing a new measure devised to evaluate gains associated with caregiving for a person with dementia. Methods We conducted two studies with Spanish informal caregivers. In Study 1 a total of 152 participants responded to a preliminary set of 62 items referred to gains related with caregiving. After exploring their psychometric properties, we studied its factor structure, concurrent validity, and internal consistency reliability by means of, respectively, an exploratory factor analysis (EFA), its correlation with the similar measures, and Cronbach's alpha coefficients. In Study 2 we undertook a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to obtain further evidence regarding the scale dimensionality and we studied its construct validity by calculating its correlations with the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI), the Geriatric Depression Scale – Short Form (GDS-SF), and the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS). Results The final version of the Gains Associated with Caregiving (GAC) scale comprised 22 items, all of which seemed to belong to the same factor according to both the EFA and the CFA. The correlation between the GAC scale and similar measures was statistically significant and strong, and the Cronbach's α coefficient was 0.95. Statistically significant correlations in the expected direction were found between the GAC and the ZBI, the GDS-SF, and the SWLS. Conclusions The high internal consistency of the GAC scale, and its adequate concurrent and construct validity suggest that it is a suitable instrument for evaluating gains among Spanish informal dementia caregivers.Fil: Fabà, Josep. Universidad de Barcelona; EspañaFil: Villar, Feliciano. Universidad de Barcelona; EspañaFil: Giuliani, María Florencia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Psicología; ArgentinaElsevier2017-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/72244Fabà, Josep; Villar, Feliciano; Giuliani, María Florencia; Development of a measure to evaluate gains among spanish dementia caregivers: The gains associated with caregiving (GAC) scale; Elsevier; Archives Of Gerontology And Geriatrics; 68; 1-2017; 76-830167-4943CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.archger.2016.09.004info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167494316301686info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:02:05Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/72244instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:02:05.784CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Development of a measure to evaluate gains among spanish dementia caregivers: The gains associated with caregiving (GAC) scale
title Development of a measure to evaluate gains among spanish dementia caregivers: The gains associated with caregiving (GAC) scale
spellingShingle Development of a measure to evaluate gains among spanish dementia caregivers: The gains associated with caregiving (GAC) scale
Fabà, Josep
Dementia
Gains
Informal Caregiving
Scale Development
title_short Development of a measure to evaluate gains among spanish dementia caregivers: The gains associated with caregiving (GAC) scale
title_full Development of a measure to evaluate gains among spanish dementia caregivers: The gains associated with caregiving (GAC) scale
title_fullStr Development of a measure to evaluate gains among spanish dementia caregivers: The gains associated with caregiving (GAC) scale
title_full_unstemmed Development of a measure to evaluate gains among spanish dementia caregivers: The gains associated with caregiving (GAC) scale
title_sort Development of a measure to evaluate gains among spanish dementia caregivers: The gains associated with caregiving (GAC) scale
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Fabà, Josep
Villar, Feliciano
Giuliani, María Florencia
author Fabà, Josep
author_facet Fabà, Josep
Villar, Feliciano
Giuliani, María Florencia
author_role author
author2 Villar, Feliciano
Giuliani, María Florencia
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Dementia
Gains
Informal Caregiving
Scale Development
topic Dementia
Gains
Informal Caregiving
Scale Development
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Background The study is aimed at developing a new measure devised to evaluate gains associated with caregiving for a person with dementia. Methods We conducted two studies with Spanish informal caregivers. In Study 1 a total of 152 participants responded to a preliminary set of 62 items referred to gains related with caregiving. After exploring their psychometric properties, we studied its factor structure, concurrent validity, and internal consistency reliability by means of, respectively, an exploratory factor analysis (EFA), its correlation with the similar measures, and Cronbach's alpha coefficients. In Study 2 we undertook a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to obtain further evidence regarding the scale dimensionality and we studied its construct validity by calculating its correlations with the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI), the Geriatric Depression Scale – Short Form (GDS-SF), and the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS). Results The final version of the Gains Associated with Caregiving (GAC) scale comprised 22 items, all of which seemed to belong to the same factor according to both the EFA and the CFA. The correlation between the GAC scale and similar measures was statistically significant and strong, and the Cronbach's α coefficient was 0.95. Statistically significant correlations in the expected direction were found between the GAC and the ZBI, the GDS-SF, and the SWLS. Conclusions The high internal consistency of the GAC scale, and its adequate concurrent and construct validity suggest that it is a suitable instrument for evaluating gains among Spanish informal dementia caregivers.
Fil: Fabà, Josep. Universidad de Barcelona; España
Fil: Villar, Feliciano. Universidad de Barcelona; España
Fil: Giuliani, María Florencia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Psicología; Argentina
description Background The study is aimed at developing a new measure devised to evaluate gains associated with caregiving for a person with dementia. Methods We conducted two studies with Spanish informal caregivers. In Study 1 a total of 152 participants responded to a preliminary set of 62 items referred to gains related with caregiving. After exploring their psychometric properties, we studied its factor structure, concurrent validity, and internal consistency reliability by means of, respectively, an exploratory factor analysis (EFA), its correlation with the similar measures, and Cronbach's alpha coefficients. In Study 2 we undertook a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to obtain further evidence regarding the scale dimensionality and we studied its construct validity by calculating its correlations with the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI), the Geriatric Depression Scale – Short Form (GDS-SF), and the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS). Results The final version of the Gains Associated with Caregiving (GAC) scale comprised 22 items, all of which seemed to belong to the same factor according to both the EFA and the CFA. The correlation between the GAC scale and similar measures was statistically significant and strong, and the Cronbach's α coefficient was 0.95. Statistically significant correlations in the expected direction were found between the GAC and the ZBI, the GDS-SF, and the SWLS. Conclusions The high internal consistency of the GAC scale, and its adequate concurrent and construct validity suggest that it is a suitable instrument for evaluating gains among Spanish informal dementia caregivers.
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