Validation of Bakas Caregiving Outcome Scale for brazilian portuguese.
Tatiana Ferreira da Costa, Cláudia Jeane Lopes Pimenta, Maria Miriam Lima da Nóbrega and 3 others
PMID 32321040WHAT IT FOUND
The Brazilian Portuguese Bakas Caregiving Outcomes Scale gave consistent scores and worked as one overall burden measure in caregivers of stroke survivors.
It may help assess caregiver burden, but it was not tested for patient outcomes.
Key findings
01The whole scale showed consistent item scores, with a Cronbach's alpha of 0.89.
02The scale fit a single-factor burden structure, with that factor explaining 42.5% of the variance.
03The scale correlated with DASS-21 stress, anxiety and depression scores (r = 0.53) and with BES negative affect (r = 0.51).
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What it does not show
The scale was tested only in caregivers of adults with stroke sequelae, so it does not show how it performs for caregivers of people with cancer, mental disorders, children, or other conditions. The sample came from family health units in one city in Brazil, so the results may not transfer to other regions, languages, or cultures. Caregivers had to have provided care for at least six months, so the study does not address very new caregivers. The study tested measurement properties only; it did not test whether using the scale changes care, reduces burden, or improves patient outcomes. Two items had lower loadings than most of the scale, including financial stability and relationship with the patient.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read this as proof that the scale improves care. The study only tested measurement properties in 151 caregivers of stroke survivors in one Brazilian city, and it did not test whether using the scale changes patient or caregiver outcomes.