Tone Karine Vidnes, Astrid K Wahl, Marie H Larsen, Käthe Birgitte Meyer, Eivind Engebretsen, Åsmund Hermansen, Kristin H Urstad, Kari G Dahl, Christine R Borge, Marit Helen Andersen
Effectiveness of a health communication intervention on health literacy in the first year following kidney transplantation - A randomized controlled study
Patient education and counseling
hemodialysis longterm treatment method requiring significant selfmanagement skills affects patient caregiver many ways inevitable changes burden perceived caregiver time affect patients health care outcomes aim study develop uptodate scale examining psychometric properties items created specifically care burden perceived individuals provide care patients receiving hemodialysis treatment study methodological study use cosmin checklist sample study included 404 individuals primary caregivers patients receiving hemodialysis treatment data collected using descriptive characteristics form draft form primary caregiver burden scale individuals receiving hemodialysis treatment exploratory confirmatory factor analysis predictive validity used evaluate validity cronbachs alpha reliability coefficient item analysis testretest method employed evaluate reliability according exploratory factor analysis scale structure four subdimensions determined goodness fit achieved using confirmatory factor analysis cronbachs alpha coefficient final form scale consisting 34 items found 095 total scale 093 selfmanagement support subscale 091 psychological support subscale 091 caregiver symptom subscale 093 caregiver individual coping subscale primary caregiver burden scale individuals receiving hemodialysis treatment found meet validity reliability criteria fourpoint likerttype scoring structure 34 items four subdimensions thought scale make significant contributions international literature validity reliability established nursing practices research