Table 1 Description of the instruments used to characterize the psychosocial profile of family caregivers
Scales | Number of items/Response options | Factors | α |
|---|---|---|---|
1. Family Support Questionnaire [50] | 17/1 (Never) to 4 (Always) | Perception of family support | 0.97 |
45/1 (Completely disagree) to 5 (Completely agree) | Friend support, family support, lack of support, religious support, and neighbor support | 0.89 | |
3. Zarit Burden Interview [24] | 22/0 (Never) to 4 (Always) | Effect of care on caregiver, caregiver-patient interpersonal relationship, and self-efficacy expectations | 0.90 |
4. Parental Stress Scale [53] | 17/1 (Totally disagree) to 5 (Totally agree) | Stressors and rewards | 0.89 |
5. Family Functioning Scale [54] | 22/1 (Never) to 5 (Always) | Positive family environment, cohesion, hostility/conflict avoidance, and rules/problems expressing feelings | 0.89 |
6. World Health Organization Well-Being Index [55] | 10/0 (Never) to 3 (All the time) | Anxiety, depression, positive well-being, and coping | 0.89 |
7. Historic-Psycho-Socio-Cultural-Premises Scale (HSCPs) [37] | 33/1 (I disagree) to 2 (I agree) | Affiliative obedience, consent, self-assertion, status quo, fear of authority, Marianism and family honor | 0.88 |