Turkish Version of Caregiver Difficulties Scale for the Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Study of Reliability and Validity

Year 2024, Volume: 6 Issue: 1, 124 - 131, 31.01.2024

Hatice Adıgüzel , Zekiye İpek Katırcı Kırmacı , Suat Erel , Nevin Ergun

https://doi.org/10.37990/medr.1375252

Abstract

Aim: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Caregiver Difficulties Scale (CDS).
Material and Method: The CDS was translated into Turkish (TR-CDS) and 116 caregivers of children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) (mean age: 37.20±10.36 years) completed the TR-CDS. Impact on Family Scale (IPFAM), World Health Organization Quality of Life–Brief Form (WHOQOL-BREF), Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), Nottingham Health Profile (NHP), Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), and subscales and total impact score of TR-CDS were used for the construct validity. The internal consistency was assessed using Cronbach's alpha, and the test-retest reliability was assessed using the Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC).
Results: For construct validity, all subscales of TR-CDS showed negative correlation with the WHOQOL-BREF and showed positive correlation with the IPFAM, FSS, NHP, and BDI-II. ICC the results of test-retest reliability analysis were for TR-CDS (total)=0.879, impact on self (CDS-IS)=0.843, support for caregiving (CDS-SC)=0.759, social and economic difficulties (CDS-S&E)=0.827, and concern for the child (CDS-CC)=0.707. A value of 0.936 was found for internal consistency.
Conclusion: It was revealed that the TR-CDS was a valid and reliable tool for the caregivers of children with CP.

Keywords

Cerebral Palsy, Caregivers, Caregiver Difficulties Scale, Reliability, Validity

Ethical Statement

The ethical approval of the study was obtained from XXXXX University Clinical Research Ethics Committee (Decision No:2019/01).

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