Quality of life and self-stigma of schizophrenia patient’s caregiver tool: Development and validation using classical test theory and Rasch analysis
South African Journal of Psychiatry
Field | Value | |
Title | Quality of life and self-stigma of schizophrenia patient’s caregiver tool: Development and validation using classical test theory and Rasch analysis | |
Creator | Albikawi, Zainab Abuadas, Mohammad | |
Description | Background: Providing care for schizophrenia patients is complex, and it requires dealing with various psychosocial burdens.Aim: To develop and validate a tool that measures the quality of life and self-stigma (SS) of the schizophrenia patient’s caregiver (QLSSoSPC).Setting: Outpatient psychiatric services clinics in Saudi Arabia.Methods: The current study used a methodological cross-sectional design. A sample of 205 schizophrenia patients’ caregivers was recruited by using a convenient sampling method. Classical Test Theory and Rasch Analysis approaches were used.Results: The developed tool has proven acceptable level of reliability and validity. The analysis confirmed seven-factor structure accounted for 74.4% of the total variance. Cronbach’s reliability statistics for the developed tool were satisfactory and ranged from 0.80 to 0.91.Conclusion: The psychometric properties of the QLSSoSPC tool supported its prospective use and allowing us to recommend the implementation of the tool on behalf of clinical and research purposes. | |
Publisher | AOSIS | |
Date | 2021-11-30 | |
Identifier | 10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v27i0.1656 | |
Source | South African Journal of Psychiatry; Vol 27 (2021); 8 pages 2078-6786 1608-9685 | |
Language | eng | |
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