Construct validity and internal consistency of a Malay version of the FAMCARE scale for measures of informal caregivers satisfaction

Evaluating the satisfaction of caregivers is a highly subjective procedure and there is a need for a culturally appropriate, validated and sufficiently tested measurement tool to identify their needs in a clinical setting in order to improve the quality of care. FAMCARE is a self-report scale assess...

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Main Authors:	Rafi Mahmoud Alnjadat, Wan Aasim Wan Adnan, Zalina Ismail
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Published:	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2014
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spelling	ukm-76782016-12-14T06:44:51Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7678/ Construct validity and internal consistency of a Malay version of the FAMCARE scale for measures of informal caregivers satisfaction Rafi Mahmoud Alnjadat, Wan Aasim Wan Adnan, Zalina Ismail, Evaluating the satisfaction of caregivers is a highly subjective procedure and there is a need for a culturally appropriate, validated and sufficiently tested measurement tool to identify their needs in a clinical setting in order to improve the quality of care. FAMCARE is a self-report scale assessing patient/ caregivers’ satisfaction with outpatient care. This study evaluated the validity and internal consistency of a Malay-language version of the FAMCARE scale amongst Malaysian informal caregivers. A total of 45 Malaysian informal caregivers in the outpatient oncology clinic, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia completed the questionnaire. Responses were checked for construct validity (including exploratory factor analysis to check the factor structure of the scale) and internal reliability. The 20 items of the FAMCARE scale were subjected to principal axis factoring (PAF) using SPSS, starting with assessing suitability of the data for factor analysis. Correlation matrix showed the presence of many coefficients of 0.3 and above. The Kaiser–Mayer-Olkin value was 0.79 and the Barlett’s Test of sphericity was highly significant (p<.001). PAF showed the presence of four components with eigenvalues exceeding 1, explaining 60.8% of the cumulative variance. The items were loaded in four domains with satisfactory inter-factor correlations. The general FAMCARE questionnaire as a whole was found to have high internal reliability (Cronbach’s α = 0.93). The Malay-language version of the FAMCARE scale appeared as a valid and reliable tool for assessing informal caregiver’s satisfaction in outpatient settings, although it would be preferable to eliminate weak items which have low factor loading. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2014-09 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7678/1/16_Rafi_Mahmoud.pdf Rafi Mahmoud Alnjadat, and Wan Aasim Wan Adnan, and Zalina Ismail, (2014) Construct validity and internal consistency of a Malay version of the FAMCARE scale for measures of informal caregivers satisfaction. Sains Malaysiana, 43 (9). pp. 1415-1420. ISSN 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/
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description	Evaluating the satisfaction of caregivers is a highly subjective procedure and there is a need for a culturally appropriate, validated and sufficiently tested measurement tool to identify their needs in a clinical setting in order to improve the quality of care. FAMCARE is a self-report scale assessing patient/ caregivers’ satisfaction with outpatient care. This study evaluated the validity and internal consistency of a Malay-language version of the FAMCARE scale amongst Malaysian informal caregivers. A total of 45 Malaysian informal caregivers in the outpatient oncology clinic, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia completed the questionnaire. Responses were checked for construct validity (including exploratory factor analysis to check the factor structure of the scale) and internal reliability. The 20 items of the FAMCARE scale were subjected to principal axis factoring (PAF) using SPSS, starting with assessing suitability of the data for factor analysis. Correlation matrix showed the presence of many coefficients of 0.3 and above. The Kaiser–Mayer-Olkin value was 0.79 and the Barlett’s Test of sphericity was highly significant (p<.001). PAF showed the presence of four components with eigenvalues exceeding 1, explaining 60.8% of the cumulative variance. The items were loaded in four domains with satisfactory inter-factor correlations. The general FAMCARE questionnaire as a whole was found to have high internal reliability (Cronbach’s α = 0.93). The Malay-language version of the FAMCARE scale appeared as a valid and reliable tool for assessing informal caregiver’s satisfaction in outpatient settings, although it would be preferable to eliminate weak items which have low factor loading.
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spellingShingle	Rafi Mahmoud Alnjadat, Wan Aasim Wan Adnan, Zalina Ismail, Construct validity and internal consistency of a Malay version of the FAMCARE scale for measures of informal caregivers satisfaction
author_facet	Rafi Mahmoud Alnjadat, Wan Aasim Wan Adnan, Zalina Ismail,
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title	Construct validity and internal consistency of a Malay version of the FAMCARE scale for measures of informal caregivers satisfaction
title_short	Construct validity and internal consistency of a Malay version of the FAMCARE scale for measures of informal caregivers satisfaction
title_full	Construct validity and internal consistency of a Malay version of the FAMCARE scale for measures of informal caregivers satisfaction
title_fullStr	Construct validity and internal consistency of a Malay version of the FAMCARE scale for measures of informal caregivers satisfaction
title_full_unstemmed	Construct validity and internal consistency of a Malay version of the FAMCARE scale for measures of informal caregivers satisfaction
title_sort	construct validity and internal consistency of a malay version of the famcare scale for measures of informal caregivers satisfaction
publisher	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
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Construct validity and internal consistency of a Malay version of the FAMCARE scale for measures of informal caregivers satisfaction

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