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Development of the Risk Appraisal Measure: A Brief Screen to Identify Risk Areas and Guide Interventions for Dementia Caregivers
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS), v 57(6), pp 1064-1072
01 Jun 2009
PMID: 19453305
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Abstract
To develop and validate a brief screening measure for use in research, healthcare, and community settings to systematically assess well-being and identify needed areas of support for caregivers of patients with dementia.
This study used data from Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health (REACH II), a multisite randomized clinical trial of a behavioral intervention designed to improve the quality of life of caregivers in multiple domains.
REACH II.
Two hundred twelve Hispanic, 211 black, and 219 white family caregivers providing in-home care to patients with dementia.
Based on conceptual and psychometric analyses, a 16-item measure was developed that assesses six domains linked to caregiver risk and amenable to intervention: depression, burden, self-care and health behaviors, social support, safety, and patient problem behaviors. The reliability and validity of the instrument was evaluated with 642 dementia caregiver dyads from the REACH II program.
The measure was found to have acceptable internal consistency for a multidimensional scale and similar measurement properties for each of the racial and ethnic groups. Concurrent validity was also demonstrated for the measure.
The REACH Risk Appraisal Measure developed in this study shows promise as an assessment tool that can be used in research, clinical, and community settings to guide, prioritize, and target needed areas of support for caregivers of patients with dementia.
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- Title
- Development of the Risk Appraisal Measure: A Brief Screen to Identify Risk Areas and Guide Interventions for Dementia Caregivers
- Creators
- Sara J. Czaja - University of MiamiLaura N. Gitlin - Thomas Jefferson UniversityRichard Schulz - Center for Social SciencesSong Zhang - University of PittsburghLouis D. Burgio - University of MichiganAlan B. Stevens - Scott & White Memorial HospitalLinda O. Nichols - University of Tennessee Health Science CenterDolores Gallagher-Thompson - Stanford University
- Publication Details
- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS), v 57(6), pp 1064-1072
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 9
- Grant note
- U01NR004261 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) UO1-AG13305; AG13289; AG13313; AG20277; AG13265; NR004261 / National Institute on Aging and the National Institute of Nursing Research; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute on Aging (NIA); NIH National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) U01AG013289 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute on Aging (NIA)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- College of Nursing and Health Professions; Drexel University
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000266490500017
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-66549123596
- Other Identifier
- 991020100049904721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Geriatrics & Gerontology
- Gerontology