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Piggott CA, Zimmerman S, Reed D, et al. Development and Testing of a Measure of Caregiver Confidence in Medical Sign/Symptom Management. Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen. 2017;32(7):373-381doi: 10.1177/1533317517711247.
Piggott, C. A., Zimmerman, S., Reed, D., & Sloane, P. D. (2017). Development and Testing of a Measure of Caregiver Confidence in Medical Sign/Symptom Management. American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, 32(7), 373-381. https://doi.org/10.1177/1533317517711247
Piggott, Cleveland A, et al. "Development and Testing of a Measure of Caregiver Confidence in Medical Sign/Symptom Management." American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias vol. 32,7 (2017): 373-381. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/1533317517711247
Piggott CA, Zimmerman S, Reed D, Sloane PD. Development and Testing of a Measure of Caregiver Confidence in Medical Sign/Symptom Management. Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen. 2017 Nov;32(7):373-381. doi: 10.1177/1533317517711247. Epub 2017 May 30. PMID: 28558474; PMCID: PMC5529254.
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Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen. 2017 Nov;32(7):373-381. doi: 10.1177/1533317517711247. Epub 2017 May 30.

Development and Testing of a Measure of Caregiver Confidence in Medical Sign/Symptom Management.

American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias

Cleveland A Piggott, Sheryl Zimmerman, David Reed, Philip D Sloane

Affiliations

  1. 1 Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
  2. 2 Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA.
  3. 3 School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
  4. 4 Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
  5. 5 Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.

PMID: 28558474 PMCID: PMC5529254 DOI: 10.1177/1533317517711247

Abstract

Evaluation of efforts to support family caregivers of people with dementia in their daily medical management responsibilities requires a measure of caregiver self-efficacy (confidence). This article describes the development and psychometric properties of the Caregiver Confidence in Sign/Symptom Management (CCSM) scale, the only available instrument in this area. Measurement development included literature and expert panel review, cognitive testing, and field testing. The CCSM is a 25-item measure (α = .92) composed of confidence in relation to 4 subscales: knowledge of signs/symptoms (α = .83), management of cognitive signs/symptoms (α = .85), management of medical signs/symptoms (α = .87), and general medication management/responsiveness (α = .85), all of which relate to caregiver role strain. The CCSM is a reliable and valid instrument to assess caregiver confidence in sign/symptom management and is useful to determine caregiver needs and outcomes of related interventions. Additionally, it furthers understanding of the role of self-efficacy in caregiver quality of life.

Keywords: Alzheimer’s disease; caregiver; instrument; medical problems; self-efficacy

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