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Psychometric Properties of the Spanish Version of the Caregiver Burden Inventory

Vázquez González, Fernando Lino; Otero Otero, Patricia; Simón, Miguel Ángel; Bueno Palomino, Ana María; Blanco Seoane, Vanessa

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Although the Caregiver Burden Inventory (CBI) is the most widely used multidimensional burden instrument for assessing perceived burden of caregivers, there is no data on its psychometric properties in Spanish, nor on caregivers of dependent persons with various diseases. The objective of this study was to translate the CBI into Spanish and validate it in caregivers of dependent persons with various diseases. Trained evaluators administered the CBI and assessed emotional distress and probable mental disorder in 201 caregivers (87.1% women, mean age 56.2 years). The internal consistency of the CBI was 0.89 (0.74–0.83 among the subscales). There was a significant correlation of emotional distress with both the total burden and each subscale (p < 0.001 in all cases). A total score of 39 and scores of 16, 9, 8, 4, and 2 in burden per time dedicated to care, personal life burden, physical burden, social burden, and emotional burden were suitable cut-off points to discriminate caregivers with probable mental disorder (sensitivity = 63.0%–75.6%, specificity = 63.4%–74.4%). To achieve a greater goodness of fit, the model was re-specified, resulting in a shortened (15-item) instrument. The internal consistency reliability coefficients of the 15-item CBI were satisfactory (Cronbach α = 0.83; 0.77–0.86 among the subscales). Within the 15-item CBI, emotional distress was significantly correlated with the total burden, personal life burden, physical burden, social burden (p < 0.001 in all those cases), and emotional burden (p = 0.001). A total score of 25 and scores of 12, 5, 5, 3, and 1, respectively, in the subscales were identified as cut-off points to discriminate caregivers with probable mental disorder (sensitivity = 46.2%–70.6%, specificity = 43.9%–79.3%). Therefore, the 15-item CBI validly measured caregiver burden with better fit and more parsimoniously than the original CBI

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In e na ional Jou nal o En i onmen al Resea ch and Public Heal h A icle Psychome ic P ope ies o he Spanish Ve sion o he Ca egi e Bu den In en o y Fe nando L. Vázquez 1,* , Pa icia O e o 2, Miguel A. Simón2, Ana M. Bueno 2and Vanessa Blanco 3 1Depa men o Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, Uni e si y o San iago de Compos ela, 15782 San iago de Compos ela, Spain 2Depa men o Psychology, Uni e si y o A Co uña, 15701 A Co uña, Spain; pa icia.o e o.o e [email p o ec ed] (P.O.); [email p o ec ed] (M.A.S.); [email p o ec ed] (A.M.B.) 3Depa men o E olu iona y and Educa ional Psychology, Uni e si y o San iago de Compos ela, 15782 San iago de Compos ela, Spain; [email p o ec ed] *Co espondence: [email p o ec ed]; Tel.: +34-881-813-705 Recei ed: 7 Decembe 2018; Accep ed: 11 Janua y 2019; Published: 14 Janua y 2019   Abs ac : Al hough he Ca egi e Bu den In en o y (CBI) is he mos widely used mul idimensional bu den ins umen o assessing pe cei ed bu den o ca egi e s, he e is no da a on i s psychome ic p ope ies in Spanish, no on ca egi e s o dependen pe sons wi h a ious diseases. The objec i e o his s udy was o ansla e he CBI in o Spanish and alida e i in ca egi e s o dependen pe sons wi h a ious diseases. T ained e alua o s adminis e ed he CBI and assessed emo ional dis ess and p obable men al diso de in 201 ca egi e s (87.1% women, mean age 56.2 yea s). The in e nal consis ency o he CBI was 0.89 (0.74–0.83 among he subscales). The e was a signi ican co ela ion o emo ional dis ess wi h bo h he o al bu den and each subscale (p< 0.001 in all cases). A o al sco e o 39 and sco es o 16, 9, 8, 4, and 2 in bu den pe ime dedica ed o ca e, pe sonal li e bu den, physical bu den, social bu den, and emo ional bu den we e sui able cu -o poin s o disc imina e ca egi e s wi h p obable men al diso de (sensi i i y = 63.0%–75.6%, speci ici y = 63.4%–74.4%). To achie e a g ea e goodness o i , he model was e-speci ied, esul ing in a sho ened (15-i em) ins umen . The in e nal consis ency eliabili y coe icien s o he 15-i em CBI we e sa is ac o y (C onbach α = 0.83; 0.77–0.86 among he subscales). Wi hin he 15-i em CBI, emo ional dis ess was signi ican ly co ela ed wi h he o al bu den, pe sonal li e bu den, physical bu den, social bu den (p< 0.001 in all hose cases), and emo ional bu den (p= 0.001). A o al sco e o 25 and sco es o 12, 5, 5, 3, and 1, espec i ely, in he subscales we e iden i ied as cu -o poin s o disc imina e ca egi e s wi h p obable men al diso de (sensi i i y = 46.2%–70.6%, speci ici y = 43.9%–79.3%). The e o e, he 15-i em CBI alidly measu ed ca egi e bu den wi h be e i and mo e pa simoniously han he o iginal CBI. Keywo ds: Ca egi e Bu den In en o y; psychome ic p ope ies; in e nal consis ency; ac o analysis; bu den; ca egi e s; Spanish 1. In oduc ion Dependency has demons a ed apid g ow h in ecen yea s [ 1 ]. Al hough he a ailabili y o ca e and se ices o may di e signi ican ly ac oss coun ies [ 2 ], in he coun ies o he O ganiza ion o Economic Coope a ion and De elopmen mo e han one in 10 adul s assumes he ole o non-p o essional ca egi e [3]. Ne e heless, ca ing o a dependen lo ed one usually ex ends o e ime and equi es long hou s o daily dedica ion (e.g., [ 4 , 5 ]), which can nega i ely impac he li es o ca egi e s. Mos si ua ions o ca e esul in a dec ease o ee ime and a de e io a ion o amily ela ionships (80.2% o cases), In . J. En i on. Res. Public Heal h 2019,16, 217; doi:10.3390/ije ph16020217 www.mdpi.com/jou nal/ije ph In . J. En i on. Res. Public Heal h 2019,16, 217 2 o 19 damage o wo king li e and inancial s abili y (61.1% o cases), and a wo sening o pe cei ed heal h (55.6% o cases) [ 6 ]. In addi ion, o en he social suppo ha ca egi e s ecei e by people a ound hem is limi ed [ 7 ]. Thus, ca ing o someone else becomes a sou ce o s ess ha can nega i ely impac he ca egi e and gene a e consequences de ined as bu den o he ca egi e . The concep ualiza ion o ca egi e bu den has e ol ed o e ime. Ini ially i was de ined as “any cos o he amily” [ 8 ], whe e i was conside ed a global and one-dimensional cons uc . Then i was unde s ood as a wo-dimensional concep ha encompasses he objec i e bu den (i.e., ac i i ies and demands o ca e) and he subjec i e bu den (i.e., a i udes and emo ional eac ion o he ca egi e ) [ 9 ]. Now ca egi e bu den is unde s ood as a mul idimensional cons uc ha includes physical, psychological, emo ional, social, and economic consequences [ 10 – 12 ]. This concep ualiza ion o bu den is in line wi h he s ess model adap ed o he ca egi e popula ion, which includes s esso s di ec ly and indi ec ly ela ed o ca e [13]. Ca egi e s expe iencing high bu den a e a g ea e isk o expe iencing psychological dis ess [ 14 ], anxie y and dep ession [ 15 , 16 ] and epo lowe quali y o li e [ 17 ]. As a esul , he quali y o ca e hey p o ide may be diminished, and in some cases, negligence and mis ea men o he dependen indi idual ha e been epo ed [18]. The e o e, he e alua ion and de ec ion o he bu den is c ucial. Among he cu en ly a ailable bu den assessmen ins umen s, he Ca egi e Bu den In en o y (CBI) [ 19 ] is he mos widely used in he scien i ic li e a u e ha is consis en wi h he cu en concep o bu den. The CBI is a mul idimensional measu e ha e alua es di e en mani es a ions o ca egi e bu den, allowing he iden i ica ion o he speci ic needs o each ca egi e [ 20 – 22 ]. Fo i s cons uc ion, 16 i ems we e gene a ed based on he expe iences o 64 ca egi e s; subsequen ly, 8 i ems we e added, selec ed om he e iew o he scien i ic li e a u e. The inal ques ionnai e consis s o 24 i ems whose psychome ic p ope ies we e analyzed in a sample o 171 ca egi e s o people wi h Alzheime ’s disease o cogni i e impai men . The o iginal English e sion has i e ac o s: ime dependence bu den, de elopmen al bu den, physical bu den, social bu den, and emo ional bu den, whose in e nal consis encies we e 0.85, 0.85, 0.86, 0.73, and 0.77, espec i ely. The o iginal English e sion o he CBI has subsequen ly been alida ed in I alian [ 16 ] and Chinese [ 23 ] wi h ca egi e s o elde ly people wi h demen ia, and in Po uguese wi h ca egi e s o elde ly people [ 24 ]. Howe e , despi e he la ge numbe o non-p o essional ca egi e s in Spain (and o he Spanish-speaking coun ies) [ 1 , 25 ] i has no been alida ed in Spanish, and i is unknown whe he he o iginal s uc u e o he CBI i s o he da a o Spanish samples and o ca egi e s o dependen pe sons wi h a ious diseases. In addi ion, al hough i s subscales a e posi i ely co ela ed wi h anxie y and dep ession [ 15 , 16 ], i is unknown whe he he e is an adequa e cu -o poin o disc imina e p obable cases o men al diso de . The objec i e o his s udy was o ansla e he CBI in o Spanish and alida e i using con i ma o y ac o analysis, analyzing i s psychome ic p ope ies in non-p o essional ca egi e s o dependen pe sons wi h a ious diseases. 2. Ma e ials and Me hods 2.1. Sample A c oss-sec ional s udy was conduc ed. The sample was selec ed by simple andom sampling om he o icial egis e o ca egi e s o he Minis y o Labo and Wel a e o he Xun a de Galicia (Spain), a egion o 29,434 km 2 in no hwes Spain wi h 2,732,347 inhabi an s. Fo his, we signed an ag eemen wi h his ins i u ion o acili a e con ac wi h ca egi e s and we ollowed he coming s eps: (1) Make a lis o all he non-p o essional ca egi e s (n= 18,410); (2) Assign a sequen ial numbe o each subjec (1, 2, 3, . . . , 18,410); (3) Figu e ou he sample size (n= 210); (4) Use a andom numbe gene a o o selec he sample, using ou sampling ame om S ep 2 and ou sample size om S ep 3 (i.e., 210 andom numbe s be ween 1 and 18,410 we e gene a ed). In . J. En i on. Res. Public Heal h 2019,16, 217 3 o 19 To pa icipa e in his s udy, he pa icipan s had o: (a) be a amily ca egi e o a pe son whose dependence was o icially ecognized, (b) li e wi h he pe son ca ed o , and (c) p o ide in o med consen . Exclusion c i e ia included: (a) p esen ing wi h any di icul y in communica ion (e.g., no being able o ead o w i e) o any condi ion ha could in e e e wi h pa icipa ion in he s udy (e.g., signi ican cogni i e impai men , se e e isual impai men ), o (b) ha ing ecei ed psychological o pha macological ea men in he las wo mon hs. The esponse a e was 95.7%. O he 210 ca egi e s con ac ed o pa icipa e in he s udy, 9 e used pa icipa ion, esul ing in a inal sample o 201 ca egi e s. O he 201 pa icipan s, 87.1% we e women wi h a mean age o 56.2 yea s (SD = 10.1), 79.6% had a pa ne , 64.2% had a ended elemen a y school, 55.7% had a mon hly amily income be ween 1000 and 1999 eu os and 43.8% ook ca e o hei a he o mo he . O he people ca ed o , 55.7% we e women wi h an a e age age o 71.6 yea s (SD = 21.5), and 54.2% had a physical disabili y. On a e age, he pa icipan s had been ca ing o hei amily membe o 14.5 yea s (SD = 11.7) and 16.2 h pe day (SD = 5.3). The a e age sco e o emo ional dis ess was 4.1 (SD = 3.2), wi h 59.2% p esen ing a p obable case o men al diso de (Table 1). Table 1. Sociodemog aphic, ca e and clinical cha ac e is ics. Va iables n= 201 % Gende Male 26 12.9 Female 175 87.1 Age M (SD) 56.2 (10.1) Ma i al s a us Single 41 20.4 Pa ne ed 160 79.6 Educa ional le el Li e a e 30 14.9 Elemen a y school 129 64.2 High school–college 42 20.9 Mon hly income <999 eu os 71 35.3 Be ween 1000 and 1999 eu os 112 55.7 >2000 eu os 18 9.0 Rela ionship wi h he dependen Pa en 88 43.8 Spouse 20 10.0 Daugh e /son 42 20.9 O he ela i es 45 22.4 No ela ed 6 3.0 Dependen gende Male 89 44.3 Female 112 55.7 Dependen age M (SD) 71.6 (21.5) Disease o he dependen In ellec ual disabili y 19 9.5 Men al diso de 16 8.0 Physical disabili y 110 54.7 Cogni i e impai men 56 27.9 Time dedica ed o ca e (yea s) M (SD) 14.5 (11.7) Daily hou s dedica ed o ca e M (SD) 16.2 (5.3) Emo ional dis ess M (SD) 4.1 (3.2) P obable case o men al diso de Yes 119 59.2 No 82 40.8 In . J. En i on. Res. Public Heal h 2019,16, 217 4 o 19 The s udy was conduc ed in acco dance wi h he Decla a ion o Helsinki, and he p o ocol was app o ed by he Bioe hics Commi ee o he Uni e si y o San iago de Compos ela (Code numbe 07092016). All subjec s ga e hei in o med consen o inclusion be o e hey pa icipa ed in he s udy. Pa icipa ion was olun a y, wi hou economic compensa ion o any incen i e. 2.2. Ins umen s The cha ac e is ics o he pa icipan s we e e alua ed ia an ad hoc ques ionnai e including sociodemog aphic a iables (gende , age, ma i al s a us, educa ional le el, and mon hly income) and ca e si ua ion cha ac e is ics ( ela ionship wi h he dependen , dependen gende , dependen age, disease o he dependen , ime dedica ed o ca e, and daily hou s dedica ed o ca e). Ca egi e bu den was assessed by he CBI [ 19 ], wi h an in e nal consis ency o each subscale in he o iginal e sion o 0.85, 0.85, 0.86, 0.73, 0.77. Emo ional dis ess was assessed wi h he Gene al Heal h Ques ionnai e (GHQ-12) [ 26 ], Spanish e sion o Rocha, Pé ez, Rod íguez-Sanz, e al. [ 27 ], whose in e nal consis ency o he Spanish e sion is 0.86 o people unde 65 and 0.90 o people 65 and olde . A cu -o poin o 2/3 disc imina es possible cases o men al diso de [28]. 2.3. P ocedu e The aim o linguis ic alida ion is o ob ain ansla ions ha a e concep ually equi alen o he o iginal, compa able ac oss languages, and easily unde s ood by he people o whom he ansla ed ins umen is adminis e ed [ 29 ]. To adap he o iginal English CBI e sion o Spanish ca egi e s, i was ansla ed ollowing he ecommenda ions o Guillemin, Bomba die and Bea on [ 30 ], Hamble on and Zenisky [ 31 ] and he In e na ional Tes Commission [ 32 ], including o wa d and backwa d ansla ion [ 33 ]. We used independen o wa d and backwa ds ansla o s who we e expe ienced in ansla ing psychological ins umen s and na i e speake s o he a ge languages. The English e sion was i s ansla ed in o Spanish (including ins uc ions, i ems and esponse op ions) by ou Spanish na i e-speake esea che s. This d a o he Spanish e sion was hen back- ansla ed by an English na i e-speake ansla o who had no p e ious exposu e o he o iginal English e sion o he CBI. Disc epancies be ween he meaning o he ansla ion and ha o he o iginal e sion we e e iewed and discussed by he ansla o s un il consensus was eached. Then, a commi ee o expe s wi hin he domains o clinical and de elopmen al psychology wi h expe ise in he ca egi e popula ion judged he ansla ion. The ansla ion-back ansla ion p ocess was epea ed and he commi ee discussed wi h he ansla o s un il a new consensus was ob ained on he seman ic, idioma ic, expe ien ial and concep ual equi alence be ween he Spanish e sion and he o iginal English e sion. This p e- inal e sion was p esen ed o 10 ca egi e s ha we e no included in he s udy, o ensu e he unde s anding o he ques ionnai e. No addi ional modi ica ions we e necessa y, and his inal e sion was used in he s udy. Ca egi e s we e con ac ed h ough le e s and phone calls. The cha ac e is ics o he s udy we e explained o hem and hey we e in i ed o pa icipa e. To minimize d opou s, we ollowed he da a collec ion s a egies o c oss-sec ional s udies [ 34 ], such as making he p esen a ion o he s udy a ac i e o pa icipan s, ea ing he pa icipan s wi h kindness, a ec ion and espec , and a oiding collec ing in o ma ion in an in asi e way. In o ma ion abou he cha ac e is ics o he pa icipan s, he si ua ion o ca e, ca egi e bu den and emo ional dis ess was collec ed ia sel - epo in public cen e s close o he ca egi e s’ homes by h ee psychologis s, who we e p e iously ained. The e alua ion was comple ed in app oxima ely 40 min. 2.4. Da a Analysis To analyze he di e ences in he o al bu den sco e and i s subscales as a unc ion o he sociodemog aphic cha ac e is ics and he ca e si ua ion, S uden ’s - es s, analysis o a iance (ANOVA) o Pea son’s co ela ions we e used. In . J. En i on. Res. Public Heal h 2019,16, 217 5 o 19 To analyze he in e nal consis ency o he CBI, we calcula ed he C onbach α coe icien . We calcula ed he Pea son co ela ions be ween he i ems and be ween he sco e o each i em and he o al co ec ed sco e (i.e., he o al sco e wi hou conside ing said i em). We applied he maximum likelihood me hod o pe o m a con i ma o y ac o analysis o e i y he ac o ial s uc u e o he ques ionnai e. The goodness o i be ween he model and he obse ed da a was e i ied by he ollowing indices: (a) a signi ican χ2M (gene alized likelihood a io), (b) Roo Mean Squa e E o o App oxima ion (RMSEA) alues ≤ 0.06, (c) Goodness o Fi Index (GFI) > 0.90, (d) Adjus ed Goodness-o - i Index (AGFI) > 0.90, (e) Compa a i e Fi Index (CFI) close o 0.95, ( ) No malized Fi Index (NFI) close o 0.95, (g) lowe alues o Expec ed C oss Valida ion Index (ECVI) [ 35 , 36 ]. In addi ion, he s anda dized ac o loadings o each i em on i s espec i e ac o is equi ed o be ≥0.50 [37]. To examine he c i e ion alidi y o he CBI, we used he Pea son co ela ion o he CBI wi h emo ional dis ess, he S uden - es o independen samples and a disc iminan classi ica ion analysis wi h he p obable cases o men al diso de . A Recei e ’s Ope a ing Cha ac e is ics (ROC) cu e analysis was pe o med o de e mine he op imal disc imina i e cu -o poin o de e mining p obable cases o men al diso de . The indices o sensi i i y, speci ici y, posi i e p edic i e alue (PPV), and nega i e p edic i e alue (NPV) we e calcula ed. To achie e a g ea e goodness o i , he model was e-speci ied and he analyses we e epea ed. Speci ically, hose i ems ha con ibu ed less o hei co esponding ac o we e elimina ed and he h ee i ems wi h he highes ac o loading o each ac o we e selec ed [ 37 – 39 ]. Subsequen ly, he same analyses we e epea ed wi h he sho ened e sion o he ins umen as hose ha had been conduc ed wi h he o iginal CBI. The analyses we e pe o med wi h he s a is ical package SPSS o Windows ( e sion 20.0, IBMCo p., A monk, NY, USA) and SPSS_Amos G aphics ( e sion 25, IBM Co p., Mead ille, PA, USA). 3. Resul s 3.1. O iginal CBI 3.1.1. Bu den and Sample Cha ac e is ics The e was signi ican a ia ion in he o al ca egi e bu den depending on he illness o he pe son ca ed o , F(3, 196) = 7.194, p< 0.001, wi h signi ican ly lowe bu den on ca egi e s o people wi h physical disabili ies compa ed o hose o people wi h cogni i e impai men (p< 0.001). The o al bu den sco e co ela ed posi i ely and signi ican ly wi h he age o he pe son ca ed o ( = 0.152, p= 0.032) and he daily hou s o ca e ( = 0.171, p= 0.015). When analyzing he subscales, he e we e signi ican di e ences in bu den pe ime dedica ed o ca e depending on he illness o he pe son ca ed o , F(3, 196) = 13.53, p< 0.001, wi h signi ican ly lowe bu den in he ca egi e s o people wi h physical disabili ies compa ed o hose o people wi h in ellec ual disabili ies (p= 0.008), men al diso de s (p= 0.011), and cogni i e impai men (p< 0.001). The bu den pe ime dedica ed o ca e co ela ed posi i ely and signi ican ly wi h he daily ca e hou s ( = 0.261, p< 0.001). The e we e also di e ences in pe sonal li e bu den depending on he illness o he pe son being ca ed o , F(3, 196) = 5.68, p= 0.001, wi h signi ican ly highe bu den on he ca egi e s o people wi h cogni i e impai men han on hose o people wi h in ellec ual (p= 0.026) o physical (p= 0.002) disabili ies. The pe sonal li e bu den co ela ed posi i ely and signi ican ly wi h he age o he pe son ca ed o ( = 0.226, p= 0.001), and he daily hou s o ca e ( = 0.153, p= 0.030). Physical bu den di e ed depending on he illness o he pe son ca ed o , F(3, 196) = 5.38, p= 0.001, being signi ican ly lowe in ca egi e s o people wi h physical disabili ies han in hose wi h men al diso de s (p= 0.041) and cogni i e impai men s (p= 0.005). Finally, single ca egi e s had a highe social bu den han pa ne ed ca egi e s (199) = 3.06, p= 0.003. In . J. En i on. Res. Public Heal h 2019,16, 217 6 o 19 3.1.2. Reliabili y Analysis The mean CBI sco e was 42.0 (SD = 15.9, ange 6–93). The a e age sco es o each subscale we e: 16.1 (SD = 3.3) on bu den pe ime dedica ed o ca e, 9.0 (SD = 5.2) on pe sonal li e bu den, 9.5 (SD = 5.4) on physical bu den, 5.2 (SD = 4.5) social bu den, and 2.2 (SD = 3.0) on emo ional bu den. Among he esponses o he ca egi e s, 36.4% o he i ems we e sco ed as 0; 12.6% sco ed as 1; 18.4% sco ed as 2; 13.1% sco ed as 3 and 19.5% sco ed as 4. The mean o he i ems anged om 0.14 o i em 21 o 3.68 o i em 2 (Table 2). The co ec ed i em- o al co ela ion coe icien s we e all signi ican (p< 0.001) and spanned om 0.15 o i em 4 o 0.76 o i em 9. The mean o he in e -i em co ela ion coe icien was 0.253, wi h a minimum o −0.13 and a maximum o 0.79. The o al CBI showed an in e nal consis ency o 0.89. The C onbach’s α was 0.74 in bu den pe ime dedica ed o ca e, 0.83 in pe sonal li e bu den, 0.78 in physical bu den, 0.75 in social bu den, and 0.78 in emo ional bu den. 3.1.3. Analysis o Validi y (1) Fac o ial s uc u e In he con i ma o y ac o analysis, he adjus men indices we e he ollowing: χ2M (242) = 704.07; p< 0.001, RMSEA = 0.098 (95% CI 0.089–0.106), GFI = 0.766, AGFI = 0.710, CFI = 0.789, NFI = 0.714 and ECVI = 4.100. Figu e 1shows he s anda dized loads and he co a iances be ween ac o s. The i ems had signi ican ac o ial loads, anging be ween 0.31 in i em 5 and 0.90 in i em 1. The co a iances we e signi ican be ween pe sonal li e and physical bu den, pe sonal li e and social bu den, physical and social bu den. In . J. En i on. Res. Public Heal h 2019, 16, x FOR PEER REVIEW 7 o 17 24. Me en adan mis in e acciones con la pe sona a la que cuido (I eel ang y abou my in e ac ions wi h my ca e ecei e ) 0.98 1.07 45.7 20.4 27.4 3.5 3.0 0.45 To al C onbach’s α 0.89 Bu den pe ime dedica ed o ca e—C onbach’s α 0.74 Pe sonal li e bu den—C onbach’s α 0.83 Physical bu den—C onbach’s α 0.78 Social bu den—C onbach’s α 0.75 Emo ional bu den—C onbach’s α 0.78 Mean in e -i em co ela ion coe icien 0.253 The o al CBI showed an in e nal consis ency o 0.89. The C onbach’s α was 0.74 in bu den pe ime dedica ed o ca e, 0.83 in pe sonal li e bu den, 0.78 in physical bu den, 0.75 in social bu den, and 0.78 in emo ional bu den. 3.1.3. Analysis o Validi y (1) Fac o ial s uc u e In he con i ma o y ac o analysis, he adjus men indices we e he ollowing: χ2M (242) = 704.07; p < 0.001, RMSEA = 0.098 (95% CI 0.089–0.106), GFI = 0.766, AGFI = 0.710, CFI = 0.789, NFI = 0.714 and ECVI = 4.100. Figu e 1 shows he s anda dized loads and he co a iances be ween ac o s. The i ems had signi ican ac o ial loads, anging be ween 0.31 in i em 5 and 0.90 in i em 1. The co a iances we e signi ican be ween pe sonal li e and physical bu den, pe sonal li e and social bu den, physical and social bu den. Figu e 1. Resul s o he con i ma o y ac o ial analysis o he o iginal ca egi e bu den in en o y (CBI). (2) Rela ionship be ween he o iginal CBI and GHQ-12 The le el o emo ional dis ess was signi ican ly posi i ely co ela ed wi h he o al bu den sco e ( = 0.636, p < 0.001). In addi ion, ca egi e s wi h p obable men al diso de p esen ed highe bu den sco es han hose wi hou p obable men al diso de , (196) = −9.165, p < 0.001. Using a disc iminan classi ica ion analysis in he o al CBI, Wilks’ lambda was 0.72, χ2(1, n = 201) = 64.80, p < 0.001. The canonical co ela ion, which measu es associa ion be ween disc iminan Figu e 1. Resul s o he con i ma o y ac o ial analysis o he o iginal ca egi e bu den in en o y (CBI). In . J. En i on. Res. Public Heal h 2019,16, 217 7 o 19 Table 2. Means, s anda d de ia ions, sco e equency and co ec ed i em- o al co ela ion ( o ) o each i em o he o iginal Ca egi e Bu den In en o y (CBI). I ems MSD Sco e F equency (%) o 01234 Ca ga po iempo de dedicación (Time-dependence bu den) 1. La pe sona que cuido necesi a mi ayuda pa a lle a a cabo muchas a eas dia ias (My ca e ecei e needs my help o pe o m many daily asks) 3.66 0.66 0.5 1.0 4.5 20.4 73.6 0.18 2. La pe sona que cuido depende de mi (My ca e ecei e is dependen on me) 3.68 0.60 0.0 0.5 5.5 19.4 74.6 0.29 3. Tengo que igila cons an emen e a la pe sona que cuido (I ha e o wa ch my ca e ecei e cons an ly) 2.81 1.28 9.0 6.5 20.4 23.4 40.7 0.46 4. Tengo que ayuda a la pe sona que cuido en muchas ac i idades básicas (I ha e o help my ca e ecei e wi h many basic unc ions) 3.64 0.72 1.0 1.0 5.5 18.4 74.1 0.15 5. No engo ni un minu o de descanso de mis labo es de cuidado (I do no ha e a minu e’s b eak om my ca egi ing cho es) 2.31 1.21 10.0 12.4 33.8 23.9 19.9 0.47 Ca ga en la ida pe sonal (De elopmen al bu den) 6. Sien o que es oy despe diciando mi ida (I eel ha I am missing ou on li e) 1.41 1.31 35.3 18.4 25.4 12.4 8.5 0.56 7. Desea ía pode escapa de es a si uación (I wish I could escape om his si ua ion) 1.34 1.24 35.8 17.9 29.4 10.4 6.5 0.63 8. Mi ida social se ha de e io ado (My social li e has su e ed) 2.10 1.45 22.9 9.0 25.8 19.4 22.9 0.57 9. Me sien o emocionalmen e ago ado debido a la a ención dedicada a la pe sona que cuido (I eel emo ionally d ained due o ca ing o my ca e ecei e ) 1.88 1.28 19.9 15.9 34.4 16.9 12.9 0.76 10. Espe aba que las cosas ue an di e en es en es e momen o de mi ida (I expec ed ha hings would be di e en a his poin in my li e) 2.26 1.45 20.9 6.5 24.4 22.9 25.3 0.44 Ca ga ísica (Physical bu den) 11. No consigo do mi lo su icien e (I am no ge ing enough sleep) 2.10 1.45 23.4 8.0 25.8 20.9 21.9 0.47 12. Mi salud se ha de e io ado (My heal h has su e ed) 1.84 1.39 25.4 15.9 23.4 20.9 14.4 0.62 13. Se cuidado me ha hecho en e ma ísicamen e (Ca egi ing has made me physically sick) 1.47 1.38 36.3 17.9 17.4 19.4 9.0 0.67 14 Es oy cansado ísicamen e (I am physically i ed) 2.18 1.28 14.4 11.4 35.9 18.9 19.4 0.60 In . J. En i on. Res. Public Heal h 2019,16, 217 8 o 19 Table 2. Con . I ems MSD Sco e F equency (%) o 01234 Ca ga social (Social bu den) 15. No me lle o an bien como an es con o os miemb os de mi amilia (I do no ge along wi h o he amily membe s as well as I used o) 0.97 1.31 53.7 19.4 12.4 5.0 9.5 0.50 16. Mis es ue zos como cuidado no son ap eciados po o os miemb os de mi amilia (My ca egi ing e o s a e no app ecia ed by o he s in my amily) 1.32 1.40 41.3 18.9 17.9 10.0 11.9 0.44 17. He enido p oblemas en mi ma imonio (I ha e had p oblems wi h my ma iage) 0.76 1.12 60.2 17.4 11.4 8.0 3.0 0.49 18. No hago an bien mis a eas en el abajo como solía hace lo (I do no do as good a job a wo k as I used o) 1.09 1.13 41.2 22.9 23.9 9.0 3.0 0.52 19. Me sien o esen ido con o os amilia es que pod ían ayuda pe o no lo hacen (I eel esen ul o o he ela i es who could bu do no help) 1.03 1.34 52.2 18.9 11.9 7.5 9.5 0.48 Ca ga emocional (Emo ional bu den) 20. Me a e güenza el compo amien o de la pe sona que cuido (I eel emba assed o e my ca e ecei e ’s beha io ) 0.31 0.72 80.1 12.4 5.0 1.5 1.0 0.41 21. Me sien o a e gonzado de la pe sona que cuido (I eel ashamed o my ca e ecei e ) 0.14 0.55 92.0 5.0 1.5 0.5 1.0 0.33 22. Es oy esen ido con la pe sona que cuido (I esen my ca e ecei e ) 0.32 0.74 80.6 10.9 6.0 1.5 1.0 0.43 23. Me sien o incómodo cuando engo amigos de isi a (I eel uncom o able when I ha e iends o e ) 0.49 0.88 71.2 13.9 11.4 2.0 1.5 0.48 24. Me en adan mis in e acciones con la pe sona a la que cuido (I eel ang y abou my in e ac ions wi h my ca e ecei e ) 0.98 1.07 45.7 20.4 27.4 3.5 3.0 0.45 To al C onbach’s α0.89 Bu den pe ime dedica ed o ca e—C onbach’s α0.74 Pe sonal li e bu den—C onbach’s α0.83 Physical bu den—C onbach’s α0.78 Social bu den—C onbach’s α0.75 Emo ional bu den—C onbach’s α0.78 Mean in e -i em co ela ion coe icien 0.253 In . J. En i on. Res. Public Heal h 2019,16, 217 9 o 19 (2) Rela ionship be ween he o iginal CBI and GHQ-12 The le el o emo ional dis ess was signi ican ly posi i ely co ela ed wi h he o al bu den sco e ( = 0.636, p< 0.001). In addi ion, ca egi e s wi h p obable men al diso de p esen ed highe bu den sco es han hose wi hou p obable men al diso de , (196) = −9.165, p< 0.001. Using a disc iminan classi ica ion analysis in he o al CBI, Wilks’ lambda was 0.72, χ2 (1, n= 201) = 64.80, p< 0.001. The canonical co ela ion, which measu es associa ion be ween disc iminan sco es and g oup membe ship, was 0.53. This analysis co ec ly classi ied 72.6% o he cases (Table 3). The a ea unde he ROC cu e was 0.81 (95% CI 0.75–0.87; Figu e 2). Fo he cu -o poin o 39, he es showed a sensi i i y o 75.6%, speci ici y o 74.4%, PPV o 81.1%, and NPV o 67.8% (Table 4). Table 3. Disc iminan analysis and pe cen age o cases co ec ly classi ied o he o iginal CBI. To al/Subscales Wilks’ Lambda (χ2) Canonical Co ela ion P obable Cases o Men al Diso de No Cases o Men al Diso de To al To al bu den 0.72 (64.80) ** 0.53 69.7 76.8 72.6 Bu den pe ime dedica ed o ca e 0.93 (15.25) ** 0.27 70.6 50.0 62.2 Pe sonal li e bu den 0.81 (41.02) ** 0.43 72.3 70.7 71.6 Physical bu den 0.77 (51.39) ** 0.48 68.1 73.2 70.1 Social bu den 0.80 (43.42) ** 0.44 66.4 73.2 69.2 Emo ional bu den 0.94 (11.97) * 0.24 43.7 80.5 58.7 No e: ** p< 0.001; * p= 0.001. In . J. En i on. Res. Public Heal h 2019, 16, x FOR PEER REVIEW 8 o 17 sco es and g oup membe ship, was 0.53. This analysis co ec ly classi ied 72.6% o he cases (Table 3). The a ea unde he ROC cu e was 0.81 (95% CI 0.75–0.87; Figu e 2). Fo he cu -o poin o 39, he es showed a sensi i i y o 75.6%, speci ici y o 74.4%, PPV o 81.1%, and NPV o 67.8% (Table 4). Figu e 2. Recei e ’s Ope a ing Cha ac e is ics (ROC) Cu e o he o iginal CBI. Rega ding subscales, he e was a posi i e co ela ion be ween emo ional dis ess and bu den pe ime dedica ed o ca e ( = 0.244, p < 0.001), pe sonal li e bu den ( = 0.512, p < 0.001), physical bu den ( = 0.583, p < 0.001), social bu den ( = 0.590, p < 0.001) and emo ional bu den ( = 0.306, p < 0.001). Ca egi e s wi h p obable cases o men al diso de , compa ed o hose wi hou i , had highe bu den pe ime dedica ed o ca e, (199) = −3.99, p < 0.001, pe sonal li e bu den, (199) = −6.76, p < 0.001, physical bu den, (199) = −7.77, p < 0.001, social bu den, (197) = −7.33, p < 0.001, and emo ional bu den, (193) = −3.65, p < 0.001. Table 3. Disc iminan analysis and pe cen age o cases co ec ly classi ied o he o iginal CBI. To al/Subscales Wilks’ Lambda (χ2) Canonical Co ela ion P obable Cases o Men al Diso de No Cases o Men al Diso de To al To al bu den 0.72 (64.80) ** 0.53 69.7 76.8 72.6 Bu den pe ime dedica ed o ca e 0.93 (15.25) ** 0.27 70.6 50.0 62.2 Pe sonal li e bu den 0.81 (41.02) ** 0.43 72.3 70.7 71.6 Physical bu den 0.77 (51.39) ** 0.48 68.1 73.2 70.1 Social bu den 0.80 (43.42) ** 0.44 66.4 73.2 69.2 Emo ional bu den 0.94 (11.97) * 0.24 43.7 80.5 58.7 No e: ** p < 0.001; * p = 0.001. Wilks’ lambda anged be ween 0.77 in physical bu den and 0.94 in emo ional bu den. The canonical co ela ion was om 0.24 in emo ional bu den o 0.48 in physical bu den. The pe cen ages o co ec ly classi ied cases anged be ween 58.7% and 71.6% (Table 3). The a ea unde he ROC cu e was 0.68 (95% CI 0.61–0.74) o bu den pe ime dedica ed o ca e, 0.76 (95% CI 0.69–0.81) o pe sonal li e bu den, 0.78 (95% CI 0.72–0.84) o physical bu den, 0.77 (95% CI 0.71–0.83) o social bu den and 0.67 (95% CI 0.60–0.73) o emo ional bu den. The cu o poin s o 16, 9, 8, 4, and 2 in he espec i e subscales showed a sensi i i y be ween 63.0% and 74.0%, speci ici y be ween 63.4% and 72.0%, PPV be ween 71.7% and 78.9% and NPV be ween 54.7% and 64.1 % (Table 4). Table 4. P edic i e abili y o he cu -o poin s o he o iginal CBI. Figu e 2. Recei e ’s Ope a ing Cha ac e is ics (ROC) Cu e o he o iginal CBI. Table 4. P edic i e abili y o he cu -o poin s o he o iginal CBI. To al/Subscales Cu -O Poin Sensi i i y Speci ici y Posi i e P edic i e Value Nega i e P edic i e Value To al bu den 39 75.6 74.4 81.1 67.8 Bu den pe ime dedica ed o ca e 16 70.6 63.4 71.7 54.7 Pe sonal li e bu den 9 72.3 72.0 78.9 64.1 Physical bu den 8 72.3 65.9 75.4 62.1 Social bu den 4 74.0 65.9 75.9 63.5 Emo ional bu den 2 63.0 65.9 72.8 55.1 Rega ding subscales, he e was a posi i e co ela ion be ween emo ional dis ess and bu den pe ime dedica ed o ca e ( = 0.244, p< 0.001), pe sonal li e bu den ( = 0.512, p< 0.001), physical bu den ( = 0.583, p< 0.001), social bu den ( = 0.590, p< 0.001) and emo ional bu den ( = 0.306, p< In . J. En i on. Res. Public Heal h 2019,16, 217 16 o 19 Po uguese [ 24 ] e sions. The co a iances be ween ac o s indica ed ha hey we e no edundan , e lec ing a mul idimensional ins umen , which is consis en wi h he mul idimensional de ini ion o ca egi e bu den [10–12]. Addi ionally, we ound ha a highe le el o o al bu den in bo h he o iginal and he sho ened e sion o he CBI and all o hei subscales excep bu den pe ime dedica ed o ca e o he sho ened e sion we e associa ed wi h g ea e emo ional dis ess. Fu he , ca egi e s wi h a p obable men al diso de case had signi ican ly highe sco es han hose who did no ha e a p obable case o men al diso de on all subscales excep bu den pe ime dedica ed o ca e o he sho ened e sion. These esul s indica e ha he CBI p esen s mo e concu en alidi y and speci ici y o e lec he epe cussions o ca e on he wel a e o he ca egi e in he comple e e sion, which was consis en wi h p e ious esea ch [ 16 ]. Finally, in he o iginal CBI he cu -o poin s o 39 in he o al sco e and o 16, 9, 8, 4, and 2 in he subscales ( ime dedica ed o ca e, pe sonal li e bu den, physical, social, and emo ional bu den) we e adequa e o disc imina e be ween ca egi e s wi h and wi hou p obable men al diso de s. Ins ead, he 15-i em CBI showed sca ce disc imina ion capaci y: he cu -o poin s p esen ed low sensi i i y (42.6%) in emo ional bu den and low speci ici y (43.9%) in bu den pe ime dedica ed o ca e, wi h he consequen isk o alse posi i es and alse nega i es. 4.1. Implica ions This s udy has impo an implica ions o esea ch, socie y and policymake s. I sugges s ha he bu den bo ne by ca egi e s can be high enough o jus i y a e e al o p o essionals o p ope e alua ion. The esul s show ha he eliabili y and alidi y o he Spanish e sion o he CBI we e gene ally suppo ed, consis en wi h he o iginal English e sion o he ins umen . In addi ion, a sho ened, 15-i em e sion o he CBI ha i be e wi h he cul u al con ex and sociodemog aphic cha ac e is ics o he Spanish non-p o essional ca egi e s o dependen pe sons wi h a ious diseases alidly measu ed ca egi e bu den. Gi en he eluc ance o ca egi e s o comple e long ques ionnai es due o hei lack o a ailable ime, his 15-i em e sion p o ide a mo e pa simonious ins umen which eliably included all ele an dimensions. The 15-i em e sion may imp o e e iciency o adminis a ion, making i an a ac i e choice o esea che s and clinicians. Howe e , u u e esea ch is needed o eplica e hese esul s o he sho ened e sion. Fu he mo e, i p o ides a cu -o poin ha disc imina es ca egi e s wi h and wi hou p obable cases o men al diso de , al hough he esul s o his s udy sugges ha he cu -o poin s o he 15-i em CBI should be used cau iously. Fu u e s udies could analyze new cu -o poin s applicable o o he speci ic men al heal h p oblems. The adminis a ion o his ins umen would p o ide de ailed in o ma ion on he mul idimensional mani es a ions o bu den, acili a ing he iden i ica ion o di e en p o iles o ca egi e s’ bu den. Policymake s could use his ins umen o unde s and he speci ic needs o he ca egi e popula ion. In addi ion, he ins umen would also iden i y ca egi e s wi h excessi e bu den, hus allowing he s udy o p o ec i e and isk ac o s. Fu he mo e, his ins umen is use ul o esea che s and clinicians o dis inguish po en ial a eas o in e en ion o ca egi e s, which would allow he de elopmen o in e en ions ailo ed o he needs o speci ic ca egi e s and he e alua ion o ca egi e bu den pos -in e en ion. Gi en he high p e alence o ca egi e s in Spain (and o he Spanish-speaking coun ies) [ 1 , 25 ], he Spanish e sion o he CBI bene i a la ge numbe o ca egi e s in he p esen and he u u e. 4.2. Limi a ions The cu en s udy is no wi hou limi a ions. We used he GHQ-12 o assess p obable cases o men al diso de ins ead o a diagnos ic in e iew. Al hough his is a commonly used ins umen , i does no es ablish clinical diagnoses. In addi ion, he sel - epo ed na u e o he ins umen s used could exace ba e he common a iance and a i icially inc ease he co ela ions be ween a iables [ 44 ]. Also, eliance on sel - epo ed ins umen s may in oduce esponse bias due o social desi abili y, acquiescence and common scale ancho s. To educe hem, we ollowed ecommenda ions by Podsako , In . J. En i on. Res. Public Heal h 2019,16, 217 17 o 19 MacKenzie, Lee e al. [ 45 ], including p o ec ing esponden anonymi y, assu ing pa icipan s ha he e we e no igh o w ong answe s and asking hem o answe ques ions as hones ly as possible. Sel - epo ed ins umen s o p edic o and c i e ion measu es had di e en scale endpoin s and o ma s, he p edic o measu emen (GHQ-12) had sound psychome ic p ope ies [ 46 ], and bipola scale alues we e a oided. Ano he limi a ion is ha he size o he sample was insu icien o pe o m a ya ds ick o he ins umen o add ess di e en demog aphic segmen s. Finally, he ac ha he sample o ca egi e s was om one o egions o Spain (Galicia) limi s he ex e nal alidi y, al hough he da a a ailable in o he egions o ou coun y ha e a simila demog aphic and clinical p o ile [ 25 ]. 5. Conclusions In conclusion, he esul s o his s udy p o ided e idence o a i e- ac o s uc u e and good eliabili y o he i e subscales in he Spanish CBI. The 15-i em abb e ia ed e sion o he CBI has accep able psychome ic p ope ies o assess he bu den on he popula ion o Spanish non-p o essional ca egi e s o dependen pe sons wi h a ious diseases, hough i has a low capaci y o disc imina ion be ween ca egi e s wi h and wi hou p obable men al heal h diso de . Au ho Con ibu ions: F.L.V. pa icipa ed in he in es iga ion, concep ualized he pape , conduc ed he analyses, and w o e he o iginal d a . P.O. pa icipa ed in he in es iga ion, concep ualized he pape , conduc ed he analyses and w o e he o iginal d a . M.A.S. pa icipa ed in he in es iga ion, helped in concep ualize he pape and e iewed he ex c i ically. A.M.B. pa icipa ed in he in es iga ion, helped in concep ualize he pape and e iewed he ex c i ically. V.B. pa icipa ed in he in es iga ion and e iewed he ex c i ically. 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