Translation, Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Chinese Version of the Carer Support Needs Assessment Tool for Family Caregivers of Cancer Patients Receiving Home-based Hospice Care

Overview

Journal BMC Palliat Care

Publisher Biomed Central

Specialty Critical Care

Date 2021 May 20

PMID 34011333

Citations 4

Authors

Sijia Zhou

Qianqian Zhao

Huimin Weng

Ning Wang

Xia Wu

Xinxin Li

Lili Zhang

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Abstract

Background: Family caregivers need to be supported in caring for patients at the end of life, but practical tools to assess their support needs have been missing in China. So this study aimed to culturally adapt and validate the Carer Support Needs Assessment Tool (CSNAT).

Methods: Cross-cultural adaptation of the original CSNAT for a Chinese setting was performed according to Brislin's translation guidelines. A pilot study was conducted with 15 Chinese family caregivers of cancer patients receiving hospice home care and 5 medical staff. A cross-sectional survey of 205 family caregivers was conducted from December 2018 to May 2019 at a home-based hospice care institute in Shenzhen, China. The validation procedure comprised the establishment of (1) content validity by a group of six experts; (2) face validity by 15 family caregivers; (3) criterion validity by calculating Spearman's correlations between the CSNAT and caregiving burden, caregiving preparedness and quality of life scales; (4) internal consistency using Cronbach's alpha.

Results: The CSNAT demonstrated good face validity and good content validity. CSNAT scores showed clear positive correlations with caregiving burden and negative correlations with preparedness for caregiving and quality of life. Internal consistency was high (Cronbach's alpha = 0.899), although such reliability testing is not recommended for this tool.

Conclusions: The Chinese version of the CSNAT is a valid tool that is appropriate for identifying needs of family caregivers of cancer patients in home-based hospice care.

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