Sains Malaysiana 43(9)(2014): 1415–1420

 

Construct Validity and Internal Consistency of a Malay Version of the FAMCARE Scale for Measures of Informal Caregivers Satisfaction

(Membina Kesahihah dan Ketekalan Dalaman Skala FAMCARE Versi Melayu

untuk Penilaian Penjaga Tidak Rasmi Malaysia)

 

 

RAFI MAHMOUD ALNJADAT*, WAN AASIM WAN ADNAN & ZALINA ISMAIL

BRAINetwork Centre for Neurocognitive Science, School of Health Sciences

Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia

Diserahkan: 18 Julai 2013/Diterima: 12 Disember 2013

ABSTRACT

Evaluating the satisfaction of caregivers is a highly subjective procedure and there is a need for a culturally appropriate, validated and sufficiently tested measurement tool to identify their needs in a clinical setting in order to improve the quality of care. FAMCARE is a self-report scale assessing patient/ caregivers’ satisfaction with outpatient care. This study evaluated the validity and internal consistency of a Malay-language version of the FAMCARE scale amongst Malaysian informal caregivers. A total of 45 Malaysian informal caregivers in the outpatient oncology clinic, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia completed the questionnaire. Responses were checked for construct validity (including exploratory factor analysis to check the factor structure of the scale) and internal reliability. The 20 items of the FAMCARE scale were subjected to principal axis factoring (PAF) using SPSS, starting with assessing suitability of the data for factor analysis. Correlation matrix showed the presence of many coefficients of 0.3 and above. The Kaiser–Mayer-Olkin value was 0.79 and the Barlett’s Test of sphericity was highly significant (p< .001). PAF showed the presence of four components with eigenvalues exceeding 1, explaining 60.8% of the cumulative variance. The items were loaded in four domains with satisfactory inter-factor correlations. The general FAMCARE questionnaire as a whole was found to have high internal reliability (Cronbach’s α = 0.93). The Malay-language version of the FAMCARE scale appeared as a valid and reliable tool for assessing informal caregiver’s satisfaction in outpatient settings, although it would be preferable to eliminate weak items which have low factor loading.

 

Keywords: Caregiver satisfaction; construct validity; informal caregiver; reliability

 

ABSTRAK

Menilai kepuasan penjaga ialah satu prosedur yang sangat subjektif dan alat penilaian yang sesuai dengan budaya, sahih, dan cukup teruji adalah diperlukan untuk mengenal pasti keperluan mereka dalam tetapan klinikal untuk meningkatkan kualiti penjagaan. FAMCARE ialah satu skala laporan kendiri yang menilai kepuasan pesakit/ penjaga dengan penjagaan pesakit luar. Kajian ini menilai kesahihah dan kekonsistenan dalaman skala FAMCARE versi Bahasa Melayu dalam kalangan penjaga tidak rasmi Malaysia. Sejumlah 45 penjaga tidak rasmi Malaysia di klinik onkologi pesakit luar Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia telah melengkapkan soal selidik. Jawapan balas telah diperiksa untuk membina kesahihah (termasuk analisis faktor penerokaan untuk memeriksa struktur faktor bagi skala tersebut) dan kebolehpercayaan dalaman. Dua puluh perkara dalam skala FAMCARE adalah bergantung kepada paksi utama pemfaktoran (PAF) menggunakan SPSS, bermula dengan menilai kesesuaian data untuk analisis faktor. Matrik perkaitan menunjukkan kewujudan banyak pekali bernilai 0.3 dan ke atas. Nilai Kaiser-Mayen-Olkin ialah 0.79 dan ujian Barlett untuk kebulatan ialah sangat signifikan (p<0.001). PAF menunjukkan kewujudan empat komponen dengan nilai eigen melebihi 1, ini menjelaskan 60.8% daripada varians kumulatif. Item yang dimuatkan dalam empat domain menunjukkan perkaitan antara-faktor yang memuaskan. Secara keseluruhannya, soal selidik FAMCARE umum didapati memiliki kebolehpercayaan dalaman yang tinggi (Cronbach’s α = 0.93). Skala FAMCARE versi Bahasa Melayu didapati sebagai sahih dan alat yang boleh dipercayai untuk menilai kepuasan penjaga tidak rasmi dalam tetapan pesakit luar, walaupun adalah lebih baik untuk menghapuskan item lemah yang memiliki faktor pemuatan yang rendah.

 

Kata kunci: Kebolehpercayaan; kepuasan penjaga; kesahihan binaan; penjaga tidak rasmi

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