Questionnaire to Assess the Knowledge, Attitude, and Awareness Regarding Coma among the Informal Caregivers of Comatose Patients: An Observational Study

Abstract

Background: Comatose is a perilous state that is contemplated as a medical emergency. Coma impacts the primary caregiver’s daily living that has debilitating effects. Informal caregivers of comatose patients experience emotional symptoms or grief due to the prolonged illness of an individual. As there is a lack or deficient awareness and knowledge regarding the condition, the attitude toward the condition or grief could be a contributory factor. Considering these factors, the knowledge, attitude, awareness-comatose caregiver questionnaire (KAA-CCQ) was developed for evaluation. Methodology: The KAA-CCQ was developed in two stages. Stage 1 - Development of the questionnaire included conceptualization and item generation. Stage 2: - Expert review, content validity, and item modification. Content validity index (CVI) was analyzed using Microsoft Excel sheet 2013. Results: The computed CVI final score for the questionnaire was 0.91. Conclusion: The KAA-CCQ developed to assess the knowledge, attitude, and awareness regarding coma in informal caregivers of comatose patients achieved a statistically satisfactory content validity.

Keywords

• comatose
• informal caregivers
• knowledge
• attitude
• awareness-comatose caregiver questionnaire
• unawareness