Table 1 Instruments Used to Evaluate the Psychosocial Variables Associated with Anxiety in Family Caregivers
From: Factors associated with anxiety in family caregivers of children with chronic diseases
Instrument | Author (year) | Number of items/response options | Factors | α |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. A Sociodemographic Variables Questionnaire (Q-SV) | Toledano-Toledano et al. [24] | 20 items | Demographics, Medical, Family, and Sociocultural | Â |
2.Beck Anxiety Inventory | Beck et al. [51]. Validated in a Mexican population by Robles et al. [53] | 21/0 to 3 | Subjective, Autonomic, Panic | .92 |
3.Scale of Personal Agency and Empowerment | Pick et al. [58] | 42/1 (Never) to 4 (Always) | Personal Agency and Empowerment | .90 |
4.Quality of Life Inventory (Whoqol-Bref) | 26/1 (Very dissatisfied) to 5 (Very satisfied) | Physical Health, Psychological Health, Social Relationships, and Environment | .90 | |
5.Zarit Burden Interview | Zarit and Zarit [61]. Validated in a Mexican population by Alpuche et al. [62] | 22/0 (Never) to 4 (Always) | Impact of Care on the Caregiver, Caregiver-Patient Interpersonal Relationship, and Self-Efficacy Expectations | .89 |
6.Beck Depression Inventory - II | Beck et al. [63] Validated in family caregivers of children with chronic diseases by Toledano-Toledano and Contreras-Valdez [49] | 21/4 | Affective, Cognitive, Somatic | .91 |
7.Coping Style Scale | Folkman and Lazarus [64] Validated in a Mexican population by Zavala et al. [65] | 20/0 (Not at all) to 3 (Always or to a large degree) | Evasive Coping, Positive Reevaluation, Distancing, Denial, and Cognitive Analysis | .90 |
8.Scale of Attachment Styles | Márquez et al. [66] | 21/1 (Totally disagree) to 5 (Totally agree) | Avoidant, Secure, and Anxious | .89 |
9.Parental Stress Scale | Oronoz et al. [67] | 17/1 (Totally disagree) to 5 (Totally agree) | Stressors and Rewards | .89 |
10.Evaluation of Self-Efficacy Beliefs and Optimism | Rose et al. [68] | 9/1 (Totally disagree) to 4 (Totally agree) | Self-Efficacy and Optimism/Pessimism | .88 |
11.Familism Scale | Lugo and Contreras [69] | 18/1 (Totally disagree) to 5 (Totally agree) | Family Support, Family Interconnectedness, Family Honor, and Self-Subjugation to the Family | .88 |
12.Well-Being Index of the World Health Organization Scale | Bech et al. [70] | 10/0 (Never) to 3 (All of the time) | Emotional Well-being | .89 |
13.Historic-Psycho-Socio-Cultural-Premises Scale (HSCPs). | DÃaz-Guerrero [71] | 33/1 (No, I do not agree) and 2 (Yes, I agree) | Traditional Family and Family in Transition | .88 |
14.Resilience Scale | Palomar-and Gómez [72] Validated in family caregivers of children with chronic diseases by Toledano-Toledano et al. [23] | 43/1 (Totally disagree) to 4 (Totally agree) | Strength and Self-confidence, Social Competence, Family Support, Social Support and Structure | .95 |