Psychometric Properties of the Spanish Version of the Fatigue Assessment Scale in Caregivers of Palliative Care Patients
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Título: | Psychometric Properties of the Spanish Version of the Fatigue Assessment Scale in Caregivers of Palliative Care Patients |
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Autor/es: | Esteban-Burgos, Ana A. | Fernández-Alcántara, Manuel | Escribano, Silvia | Perpiñá-Galvañ, Juana | Campos-Calderón, Concepción Petra | Cabañero-Martínez, María José |
Grupo/s de investigación o GITE: | Psicología Aplicada a la Salud y Comportamiento Humano (PSYBHE) | Person-centred Care and Health Outcomes Innovation / Atención centrada en la persona e innovación en resultados de salud (PCC-HOI) | Salud y Cuidados en Grupos Vulnerables (SACU) | Calidad de Vida, Bienestar Psicológico y Salud |
Centro, Departamento o Servicio: | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Psicología de la Salud |
Palabras clave: | Fatigue | Fatigue assessment scale | Palliative care | Caregivers | Carers |
Fecha de publicación: | 11-jul-2022 |
Editor: | MDPI |
Cita bibliográfica: | Esteban-Burgos AA, Fernández-Alcántara M, Escribano S, Perpiñá-Galvañ J, Campos-Calderón CP, Cabañero-Martínez MJ. Psychometric Properties of the Spanish Version of the Fatigue Assessment Scale in Caregivers of Palliative Care Patients. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2022; 11(14):3999. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11143999 |
Resumen: | Symptoms of fatigue and lack of energy are very common in caregivers of palliative care (PC) patients, traditionally associated with variables such as burden or depression. There are no Spanish-language instruments validated for assessing fatigue levels in this population. The Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS) is a useful and simple instrument for assessing fatigue in this group. The aim of this study was to examine its psychometric properties (factor structure, reliability and validity) in a sample of caregivers of PC patients. Instrumental design for instrument validation was performed. One hundred and eight caregivers of PC patients participated and completed measures of fatigue, family functioning, life satisfaction, caregiver burden, anxiety, depression, resilience and quality of life. A confirmatory factor analysis was performed; non-linear reliability coefficient and Pearson correlations and t-tests were conducted to assess evidence of reliability and validity. The Spanish version of the FAS was found to have a one-dimensional structure. Reliability was 0.88. Validity evidence showed that FAS scores were positively associated with levels of burden, anxiety and depression. They were negatively associated with family functioning, life satisfaction, resilience and quality of life. The Spanish version of the FAS in caregivers of PC patients shows adequate psychometric properties. |
Patrocinador/es: | This project has been funded by the Carlos III Health Institute (ISCIII) belonging to the Spanish Ministry of Health, and by Fondos FEDER (European Regional Development Fund-A way of making Europe) (PI17/00328) and the Institute for Health and Biomedical Research of Alicante (ISABIAL) in its calls: 2018 (UGP-18-255), 2019 (UGP-19-253) and 2020 (UGP-20-038). |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10045/125190 |
ISSN: | 2077-0383 |
DOI: | 10.3390/jcm11143999 |
Idioma: | eng |
Tipo: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Derechos: | © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
Revisión científica: | si |
Versión del editor: | https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11143999 |
Aparece en las colecciones: | INV - PCC-HOI - Artículos de Revistas INV - SACU - Artículos de Revistas INV - CV, BP Y S - Artículos de Revistas INV - PSYBHE - Artículos de Revistas |
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