Development and Validation of the Self-management of Dementia by Family Carers (SMDFC) Scale

Title: Development and Validation of the Self-management of Dementia by Family Carers (SMDFC) Scale
Creator: Shehadeh, Anas; Hunter, Sharyn; Jeong, Sarah
Relation: Home Health Care Management and Practice Vol. 35, Issue 4, p. 262-270
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10848223231160273
Publisher: Sage
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2023
Description: To develop and validate a scale, the Self-management of Dementia by Carers (SMDC). Mixed-methods were used. First, the domains of the SMDC Scale were identified through a systematic literature review and interviews with expert professionals and carers. Then the following psychometrics were performed: content and face validity, internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and construct validity. The final scale had 58-item grouped into 6 factors. The internal consistency and test-retest reliability coefficients were excellent. This scale can be used to determine carers’ ability to assist the person living with dementia to self-manage this condition in clinical practice and research.
Subject: self-management; dementia; family caregivers; scale; measurement; self-care
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1493300
Identifier: uon:53536
Identifier: ISSN:1084-8223
Language: eng
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