Development and psychometric testing of the Spanish version of the Caregiver Preparedness Scale

Abstract

Aim: To psychometrically test the Spanish version of the Caregiver Preparedness Scale (CPS) and document the preparedness level of caregivers. Design: A descriptive and validation study. Method: Purposive sampling method was used to select 171 family caregivers Spain. The scale was cross-culturally adapted through a process that included translation, comparison with versions in other languages and back-translation, review, pre-testing and validity, and reliability tests. Results: The Spanish family caregivers are mainly female (79%) and married (75%). The Spanish version of the CPS presents changes with respect to the original. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the single-factor model. Analysis of internal consistency yielded a Cronbach's α of 0.89. Significant correlations (p