Construction of core competency indicator system for family caregivers of elderly patients with Parkinson's disease
ZHANG Aizhen
KANG Fengying
TIAN Yuling
HAO Bin
CHEN Jiamei
YUAN Xiaoli
WEI Jie
CUI Haoyi
Abstract：Objective:To construct core competency indicator system for family caregivers of elderly patients with Parkinson's disease(PD).Methods:Based on the caregiver skill model proposed by Farran,a preliminary framework of core competency indicator system for family caregivers of elderly PD patients was developed through literature review and semi-structured interviews.The final version of the indicator system was established using the Delphi method.And the weights of the indicators were determined through the analytic hierarchy process.Results:Two rounds of expert consultations were conducted.The questionnaire recovery rate was 100.00%for both rounds.The expert authority coefficients were 0.857 and 0.916,respectively.And the coefficient of variation(CV)ranged from 0.00 to 0.21 in the first round and 0.00 to 0.20 in the second round.The Kendall's W values for the overall indicators were 0.325 and 0.356,respectively(both P<0.001).The final core competency indicator system for family caregivers of elderly PD patients included 8 first-level indicators,25 second-level indicators,and 78 third-level indicators.Conclusions:The constructed core competency indicator system for family caregivers of elderly PD patients aligns with the characteristics of clinical practice.It could serve as reference for evaluating the caregiving abilities of family caregivers of elderly PD patients and developing training and management programs in the future.
Keywords：elderlyParkinson's diseasefamily caregiverscaregiving competenceindicator constructionDelphi method
Publication Date：2025-09-25
Online Publishing Date：2025-09-30(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：8( 3135-3142 )