Chinesization of the University of Washington Caregiver Stress and Benefit Scales and its reliability and validity test
ZENG Shan
LIU Huayan
CHEN Yuewei
YI Min
WU Xia
QIN Lulu
Abstract：Objective:To translate the University of Washington Caregiver Stress and Benefit Scales(UW-CSS&UW-CBS)and test its reliability and validity among family caregivers of children with chronic illnesses in China.Methods:The original scales were translated according to the modified Brislin model,and it was culturally adjusted and revised through Delphi expert consultation and pre-surveys,finally,the Chinese versions of UW-CSS&UW-CBS was formed.A total of 311 family caregivers of chronically ill children who were treated in 5 departments of the internal medicine ward of a tertiary grade A children's specialty hospital in Hunan province were surveyed to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of UW-CSS&UW-CBS from March 1 to July 31,2023.Results:The Cronbach's α coefficient of the Chinese version of UW-CSS&UW-CBS was 0.929.The Chinese version of UW-CSS contained 18 entries in 1 dimension,and its Cronbach's a coefficient was 0.956,the half-reliability was 0.921,the retest reliability was 0.944.The Chinese version of UW-CBS contained 13 entries in 1 dimension,and its Cronbach's α coefficient was 0.932,the half-reliability was 0.917,the retest reliability was 0.901.The scale-content validity index(S-CVI)of Chinese version of UW-CSS&UW-CBS was 0.961,and item-level content validity index(I-CVI)were from 0.889 to 1.000.The S-CVI of Chinese version of UW-CSS was 0.936,and the S-CVI of Chinese version of UW-CBS was 1.000.Both Chinese version of UW-CSS and Chinese version of UW-CBS extracted 1 common factor by exploratory factor analysis.The Chinese version of UW-CSS had an eigenroot value of 11.649,with variance contribution rate of 61.309%.The Chinese version of UW-CBS had an eigenroot value of 7.399,with cumulative variance contribution rate of 56.915%.The correlation coefficient between the total score of Chinese version of UW-CSS and Caregiver Reaction Assessment was 0.603(P<0.01),the correlation coefficient between the total score of Chinese version of UW-CBS and Caregiver Reaction Assessment was 0.417(P<0.01).Conclusion:The Chinese version of UW-CSS&UW-CBS has good reliability and validity,it can serve as a measurement tool for the perceived levels of stress and benefits in family caregivers of chronically ill children in China.
Keywords：caregiverchronic illnessstressbenefitscale researchChinesizationreliabilityvalidity
Publication Date：2024-11-25
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：9( 3959-3967 )