Validation of a Spanish Version of the Marwit-Meuser Caregiver Grief Inventory Short Form in a Puerto Rican Sample

Autor/inn/en	Alvelo, Jaime; Cancio-Gonzalez, Rafael E.; Collazo, Andrés
Titel	Validation of a Spanish Version of the Marwit-Meuser Caregiver Grief Inventory Short Form in a Puerto Rican Sample
Quelle	In: Research on Social Work Practice, 28 (2018) 4, S.507-518 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1049-7315
DOI	10.1177/1049731516656801
Schlagwörter	Validity; Semantics; Factor Structure; Puerto Ricans; Patients; Dementia; Spanish; Scores; Grief; Caregivers; Measures (Individuals); English; Translation; Cultural Awareness; Factor Analysis; Correlation; Models; Language Tests; Alzheimers Disease; Older Adults; Social Work; Statistical Analysis; Depression (Psychology); Puerto Rico; Beck Depression Inventory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gültigkeit; Semantik; Faktorenstruktur; Puerto Rican; Puerto-Ricaner; Patient; Demenz; Spanisch; Trauer; Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger; Messdaten; English language; Englisch; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Faktorenanalyse; Korrelation; Analogiemodell; Language test; Sprachtest; Älterer Erwachsener; Soziale Arbeit; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	Purpose: This study was intended to adapt into Spanish and validate the short form of the Marwit-Meuser Caregiver Grief Inventory (MMCGI), an instrument for the assessment of levels of grief in caregivers of patients with dementia. Method: The adaptation was based on the cross-cultural equivalence model that included forward and backward translations, use of a bilingual committee, and a comprehension test. The validation study was carried out with 100 Puerto Rican caregivers. Results: Semantic and content equivalence were attained as judged by the bilingual committee. Conceptual equivalence was only partially supported as factor analysis failed to replicate the three-factor structure proposed for the original English version. A one-factor structure was the best suitable for the Spanish version. On the other hand, correlations of the total scores of this version of the instrument with measures of constructs expected to be related to grief supported conceptual equivalence. Discussion: The Spanish version of the MMCGI was found equivalent to the English counterpart except for its dimensionality. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01