Shirley S. Travis|Marie Bernard|William J. McAuley|M. Julie Thornton|Tristen Kole
Development of the Family Caregiver Medication Administration Hassles Scale
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
medication administration hassles minor daily irritants family caregivers experience assist dependent family member medication regimens study designed develop test multidimensional measure hassles family caregiver medication administrationthe authors employed multiphase process caregiver focus groups instrument development pilot testing field testing approximately 180 family caregivers representing diverse socioeconomic circumstances racial ethnic backgrounds participated study final version instrument consists 24 items four subscales information seekinginformation sharing 9 items alpha 92 safety issues 5 items alpha 83 scheduling logistics 7 items alpha 90 polypharmacy 3 items alpha 80 overall scale reliability is95 testretest reliability 2 weeks is84caregiver medication administration hassles represent complex multidimensional construct warrants consideration studies contemporary family caregiver stress strain burden