Cross-cultural adaptation of the Caregiver Reaction Assessment for use in Brazil with informal caregivers of the elderly

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP

Fernanda Rochelly Do Nascimento Mota¹  Janaína Fonseca Victor¹  Maria Josefina Da Silva¹  Maria Eliana Peixoto Bessa¹  Valdicleibe Lira De Amorim¹  Maria Lígia Silva Nunes Cavalcante¹  Andréa Carvalho Araújo Moreira¹  Talita Matias Barbosa¹ 

关键词: Aged;    Caregivers;    Cross-Cultural Comparison;    Validation Studies;    Geriatric Nursing;    Anciano;    Cuidadores;    Comparación Transcultural;    Estudios de Validación;    Enfermería Geriátrica;    Idoso;    Cuidadores;    Comparação Transcultural;    Estudos de Validação;    Enfermagem Geriátrica;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0080-623420150000300010

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This study aimed to carry out the cross-cultural adaptation of the Caregiver Reaction Assessment CRA for use in Brazil with informal caregivers of dependent elderly METHOD A methodological study, of five steps: initial translation, synthesis of translations, retro-translation, evaluation by a judge committee and a pre-test, with 30 informal caregivers of older persons in Fortaleza, Brazil. Content validity was assessed by five experts in gerontology and geriatrics. The cross-cultural adaptation was rigorously conducted, allowing for inferring credibility. RESULTS The Brazilian version of the CRA had a simple and fast application (ten minutes), easily understood by the target audience. It is semantically, idiomatically, experimentally and conceptually equivalent to the original version, with valid content to assess the burden of informal caregivers for the elderly (Content Validity Index = 0.883). CONCLUSION It is necessary that other psychometric properties of validity and reliability are tested before using in care practice and research.

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