Translation,reliability,and validity of the Caregiver Difficulties Scale for children with cerebral palsy
ZHONG Xiaoying
WIJESINGHE C J
GUO Xiujing
LAI Dongmei
YANG Xiaorong
CHEN Xiaoyong
LU Yongguang
CHEN Jingyao
LI Dehua
Abstract：Objectives:To translate the Caregiver Difficulties Scale(CDS)for children with cerebral palsy into Chinese and assesses its psychometric properties.Methods:The Chinese version of CDS followed Beaton intercultural debugging guideline.A total of 194 caregivers of children with cerebral palsy who were treated in the department of child rehabilitation in 3 tertiary Grade A hospitals in Chengdu were selected as the research objects to test the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of CDS.Results:The Chinese version of CDS comprises 25 items,which were classified into four domains as concerns for children,impact on self,caregiving support and social economic strain.The Cronbach's α coefficient of scale was 0.840,the split-half reliability was 0.733,the test-retest reliability was 0.843.The correlation among the total score of CDS and the CBI was strong(r=0.764,P<0.001).Confirmatory factor analysis suggested that the four-factor model of CDS had a good fit to data.Conclusion:The Chinese version of CDS has good reliability and validity,which can be used as an assessment tool to measure the burden of caregivers of children with cerebral palsy in China.
Keywords：cerebral palsychildrencaregiver burdenassessment toolsreliabilityvalidityDelphi methodscale
Publication Date：2024-09-10
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：6( 3059-3064 )