Salud del cuidador: adaptación y validación del cuestionario Experience of Caregiving Inventory (ECI) en población española / Caregiver's health: adaption and validation in a Spanish population of the Experience of Caregiving Inventory (ECI)

Objetivo: Adaptar y validar el Experience of Caregiving Inventory (ECI) en población española, aportando evidencia empírica de su consistencia interna, estructura interna y validez. Método: Validación psicométrica de la versión adaptada del ECI. Participaron 172 personas cuidadoras (69,2% mujeres) con una edad media de 57,51 años (rango: 21-89). Se usaron datos sociodemográficos y clínicos, e instrumentos estandarizados (ECI, escala de sufrimiento SCL-90-R y escala de sobrecarga Zarit). Se analizaron las dos escalas de apreciación negativa del ECI más relacionadas con trastornos mentales graves (conductas disruptivas [CD] y síntomas negativos [SN]) y las dos escalas de apreciación positiva (experiencias personales positivas [EPP] y aspectos buenos de la relación [ABR]). Se utilizó unExploratory Structural Equation Modelingpara analizar la estructura interna. También se estudió la relación entre las escalas del ECI y las puntuaciones de SCL-90-R y Zarit. Resultados: El modelo de cuatro factores presentó buen ajuste. El alfa de Cronbach (CD: 0,873; SN: 0,825; EPP: 0,720; ABR: 0,578) mostró una mayor homogeneidad en las escalas negativas. Las puntuaciones del SCL-90-R se correlacionaron con las escalas negativas del ECI, y ninguna de las escalas del ECI se correlacionó con la escala Zarit. Conclusiones: La versión ECI en español puede considerarse un instrumento válido, fiable y factible para su administración en los contextos sanitario y comunitario

Objective: To adapt and to validate the Experience of Caregiving Inventory (ECI) in a Spanish population, providing empirical evidence of its internal consistency, internal structure and validity. Method: Psychometric validation of the adapted version of the ECI. One hundred and seventy-two caregivers (69.2% women), mean age 57.51 years (range: 21-89) participated. Demographic and clinical data, standardized measures (ECI, suffering scale of SCL-90-R, Zarit burden scale) were used. The two scales of negative evaluation of the ECI most related to serious mental disorders (disruptive behaviours [DB] and negative symptoms [NS]) and the two scales of positive appreciation (positive personal experiences [PPE], and good aspects of the relationship [GAR]) were analyzed. Exploratory structural equation modelling was used to analyze the internal structure. The relationship between the ECI scales and the SCL-90-R and Zarit scores was also studied. Results: The four-factor model presented a good fit. Cronbach's alpha (DB: 0.873; NS: 0.825; PPE: 0.720; GAR: 0.578) showed a higher homogeneity in the negative scales. The SCL-90-R scores correlated with the negative ECI scales, and none of the ECI scales correlated with the Zarit scale. Conclusions: The Spanish version of the ECI can be considered a valid, reliable, understandable and feasible self-report measure for its administration in the health and community context

[Caregiver's health: adaption and validation in a Spanish population of the Experience of Caregiving Inventory (ECI)]. / Salud del cuidador: adaptación y validación del cuestionario Experience of Caregiving Inventory (ECI) en población española.

OBJECTIVE: To adapt and to validate the Experience of Caregiving Inventory (ECI) in a Spanish population, providing empirical evidence of its internal consistency, internal structure and validity. METHOD: Psychometric validation of the adapted version of the ECI. One hundred and seventy-two caregivers (69.2% women), mean age 57.51 years (range: 21-89) participated. Demographic and clinical data, standardized measures (ECI, suffering scale of SCL-90-R, Zarit burden scale) were used. The two scales of negative evaluation of the ECI most related to serious mental disorders (disruptive behaviours [DB] and negative symptoms [NS]) and the two scales of positive appreciation (positive personal experiences [PPE], and good aspects of the relationship [GAR]) were analyzed. Exploratory structural equation modelling was used to analyze the internal structure. The relationship between the ECI scales and the SCL-90-R and Zarit scores was also studied. RESULTS: The four-factor model presented a good fit. Cronbach's alpha (DB: 0.873; NS: 0.825; PPE: 0.720; GAR: 0.578) showed a higher homogeneity in the negative scales. The SCL-90-R scores correlated with the negative ECI scales, and none of the ECI scales correlated with the Zarit scale. CONCLUSIONS: The Spanish version of the ECI can be considered a valid, reliable, understandable and feasible self-report measure for its administration in the health and community context.

Validation of the Communication Skills Questionnaire (CSQ) in people with schizophrenia.

This present study describes the validation of the Communication Skills Questionnaire (CSQ) in people with schizophrenia. A total of 125 clinically stable people in rehabilitation treatment who were diagnosed with schizophrenia were included. For convergent and discriminant validity the following tests were administered; the Gambrill and Richie (GR) Assertiveness Inventory, the Social Functioning Scale (SFS), Life Skills Profile (LSP), Clinical Global Impression scale for schizophrenia (CGI-S) and the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scale. Internal consistency of the CSQ had a Cronbach׳s alpha of 0.96. Test-retest reliability showed coefficients between 0.60 and 0.70. Convergent validity showed significant relations at p<0.0001 for all instruments assessed. None of the subscales used for assessing discriminant validity showed a significant correlation with the CSQ except for the CGI-S depression subscale. The instrument shows good psychometric properties and demonstrates that it is a useful instrument for evaluating communication skills in people with schizophrenia.