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SayedMousaviPaske S, FathiAshtiani A, Ashrafi E. Psychometric Properties of Schizophrenia Caregivers Questionnaire. RBS 2020; 18 (2) :192-201
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1- M.A. students, Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Science and Culture, Tehran, Iran.
2- Professor, Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. ,afa1337@gmail.com
3- Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Science and Culture, Tehran, Iran
2- Professor, Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. ,
3- Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Science and Culture, Tehran, Iran
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Aim and Background: The burden of caring for the mentally ill is effective as an important factor in maintaining the patient in the community. There is no specific measurement tool for assessing and measuring this issue in schizophrenic patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Schizophrenia Caregivers Questionnaire.
Methods and Materials: The design of the present study was descriptive-correlational. About 147 caregivers of schizophrenia patients admitted to Roozbeh Psychiatric Hospital and the Family Support Organization of Schizophrenia patients in Tehran were selected as a sample. Three questionnaires of schizophrenia caregivers, quality of life questionnaire and positive and negative symptoms questionnaire were used to collect data. Data were analyzed using Cronbach's alpha, correlation coefficient and heuristic factor analysis.
Findings: In exploratory factor analysis, six factors (caregiver ability, interpersonal relationships, independence, social status, caregiver concern and caregiver fatigue) were extracted. In total, these six factors were able to explain 70.7% of the variance of the 32 questions of this questionnaire. The internal consistency of the subscales was also obtained with Cronbach's alpha in the desired range. The Varimax rotating matrix showed that all questions were usable.
Conclusions: The results of statistical analysis show that the schizophrenia patient care burden questionnaire has acceptable psychometric properties and can be used as a valid tool (with a validity coefficient of 0.67) in the Iranian population.
Methods and Materials: The design of the present study was descriptive-correlational. About 147 caregivers of schizophrenia patients admitted to Roozbeh Psychiatric Hospital and the Family Support Organization of Schizophrenia patients in Tehran were selected as a sample. Three questionnaires of schizophrenia caregivers, quality of life questionnaire and positive and negative symptoms questionnaire were used to collect data. Data were analyzed using Cronbach's alpha, correlation coefficient and heuristic factor analysis.
Findings: In exploratory factor analysis, six factors (caregiver ability, interpersonal relationships, independence, social status, caregiver concern and caregiver fatigue) were extracted. In total, these six factors were able to explain 70.7% of the variance of the 32 questions of this questionnaire. The internal consistency of the subscales was also obtained with Cronbach's alpha in the desired range. The Varimax rotating matrix showed that all questions were usable.
Conclusions: The results of statistical analysis show that the schizophrenia patient care burden questionnaire has acceptable psychometric properties and can be used as a valid tool (with a validity coefficient of 0.67) in the Iranian population.
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Received: 2020/04/11 | Accepted: 2020/09/15 | Published: 2020/09/21
Received: 2020/04/11 | Accepted: 2020/09/15 | Published: 2020/09/21
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