Feelings of Empowerment Scale for Family Caregivers: Development, Exploratory, and Confirmative Analysis.

IF 2.6 3区医学 Q3 GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY

Clinical Gerontologist Pub Date : 2024-09-12 DOI:10.1080/07317115.2024.2399588

Sydnie Schneider,Tyler N Livingston,Lauren Elliott,Lauren Chrzanowski,Amir Abu-Samaha,Jonathan Singer

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Abstract

OBJECTIVES This study aimed to validate a measure of feelings of empowerment among family caregivers of persons with life limiting illnesses. METHODS Family caregivers (N = 295) completed a survey on their feelings of empowerment and psychosocial constructs. RESULTS Utilizing exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, the study validated the Empowerment in the Context of Caregiving scale, revealing a two-factor structure related to influencing the care recipient and controlling personal outcomes, with high reliability and validity. Convergent validity was supported by a strong association with an established measure of power. Discriminant validity was demonstrated through weak associations with theoretically less relevant constructs, confirming the scale's validity. CONCLUSIONS This scale provides a reliable tool to identify feelings of disempowerment among caregivers, with implications for theory and practice. Future research should explore predictive validity and consider cultural factors to enhance its applicability in diverse caregiving contexts. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS This study provides a reliable tool to identify feelings of empowerment among family caregivers of persons with life limiting illnesses for clinicians. It also allows future studies to reliably investigate a theory-driven intervention target, feelings of power, and allows clinicians to tailor this into theory-driven intervention for family caregivers of persons with life limiting illnesses.

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家庭照顾者赋权感量表：开发、探索和确认分析。

结果通过探索性和确认性因子分析，研究验证了 "护理背景下的赋权 "量表，显示出与影响受护者和控制个人结果相关的双因子结构，具有较高的信度和效度。该量表与已确立的权力衡量标准有很强的关联性，从而支持了收敛效度。该量表提供了一个可靠的工具来识别照顾者的失能感，对理论和实践都有影响。临床启示：本研究为临床医生提供了一种可靠的工具，用于识别限制性疾病患者家庭照顾者的权能感。这项研究还允许未来的研究对理论驱动的干预目标--权力感--进行可靠的调查，并允许临床医生将其转化为理论驱动的干预措施，用于有生命限制疾病患者的家庭照顾者。

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Clinical Gerontologist GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY-PSYCHIATRY

CiteScore

6.20

自引率

25.00%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Clinical Gerontologist presents original research, reviews, and clinical comments relevant to the needs of behavioral health professionals and all practitioners who work with older adults. Published in cooperation with Psychologists in Long Term Care, the journal is designed for psychologists, physicians, nurses, social workers, counselors (family, pastoral, and vocational), and other health professionals who address behavioral health concerns found in later life, including: -adjustments to changing roles- issues related to diversity and aging- family caregiving- spirituality- cognitive and psychosocial assessment- depression, anxiety, and PTSD- Alzheimer’s disease and other neurocognitive disorders- long term care- behavioral medicine in aging- rehabilitation and education for older adults. Each issue provides insightful articles on current topics. Submissions are peer reviewed by content experts and selected for both scholarship and relevance to the practitioner to ensure that the articles are among the best in the field. Authors report original research and conceptual reviews. A unique column in Clinical Gerontologist is “Clinical Comments." This section features brief observations and specific suggestions from practitioners which avoid elaborate research designs or long reference lists. This section is a unique opportunity for you to learn about the valuable clinical work of your peers in a short, concise format.