Journal of Health Sciences & Surveillance System

Psychometric Properties and Cut-off Points of Burden and Satisfaction Associated with Caregiving Role among Iranian Grandparents

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Ebrahim Nazari Far 1
Mohammad Hossein Kaveh 2
Elham Rezaian 3
Mahsa Yarelahi 1
Abdolrahim Asadollahi 1

1 Department of Aging Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

2 Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

3 Department of Aging Health, Faculty of Health, 3rd Floor, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Razi Ave., Shiraz, Iran

https://doi.org/10.30476/jhsss.2020.87646.1117
Abstract
Objective: Caregiving burden is defined as a specific level of  pressure and problems expressed by caregiver or family, which involves a range of psychological, emotional, social and economic problems. Further, satisfaction is described as the level of the mental happiness, self-confidence and usefulness sensed by caregiver about his/her own caregiving behaviour. The present study aimed to assess the psychometric properties of the Persian version of caregiving satisfaction (SCR) and caregiving burden of grandchildren scales (BCR) among grandparent population by considering the lack of a Persian tool for their measurement.
Method: This cross-sectional, descriptive-analytic study was conducted on 70 grandparents who were selected through convenience sampling among the individuals referred to the healthcare centres of five southern cities in Iran Shiraz, Sepidan, Fasa, Jahrom, and Borazjan  from April to August, 2019. The questionnaires were filled out by individual interview with participants and the data were analysed through explanatory and confirmatory factor analyses and ROC curve, using SPSS 25 and Amos 21.
Results: Two factors were extracted in each questionnaire (Regarding each questionnaire, happiness and responsibility in individual and social satisfaction in caregiving burden were extracted through explanatory factor analysis), representing 78.1 and 75.1% of total variance, respectively. The Cronbach's coefficients alpha related to these subscales were obtained as 0.709-0.859 by indicating an acceptable internal consistency.
Conclusion: The Persian version of these questionnaires had appropriate validity and reliability required for measuring satisfaction and caregiving burden of grandchildren among Iranian grandparents and can be used in day care and healthcare centres.

Keywords

Grandchildren
Caregiving Burden
Caregiving Satisfaction
Grandparenting
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Journal of Health Sciences & Surveillance System
Volume 8, Issue 4
October 2020
Pages 156-161

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