Translation and validation of the caregiving burden scale for family caregivers of children with cancer in chinese population

Abstract

Abstract Background Effective response and reducing the burden of family care for children with cancer is critical, and China currently lacks a specific assessment tool. Aims This study aimed to translate and validate the Caregiving Burden Scale for Family Caregivers of Children with Cancer (CBSFC-CC) and then test and implement the tool. Methods According to the Beaton cross-cultural debugging guide, preliminary Chinese version of CBSFC-CC scale was formed, which was suitable for Chinese language environment and clinical context. Exploratory factor analyses (EFA) and confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) were performed to verify structural validity. Convergent validity, discriminant validity and reliability were also conducted. Results A total of 529 family caregivers of children with cancer participated in the survey. EFA extracts and combines four factors and explained 65.80% of the total variation. CFA proved that all the goodness-of-fit indicators were acceptable. The Cronbach’s alpha of the Chinese version of CBSFC-CC was .96, and the test–retest reliability coefficient was .95. Four dimensions and 29 items were identified in the final Chinese version of CBSFC-CC. Conclusion The chinese version CBSFC-CC is scientifically reasonable and has good reliability and validity, which can be applied to the investigation of the nursing burden of family caregivers of children with cancer in China.

Keywords

• Caregiving burden
• Children with cancer
• Family caregivers
• Reliability
• Validity
• China