Measurement Properties of the 15-Item Singapore Caregiver Quality of Life Scale (SCQOLS-15) in Family Caregivers of Patients with Heart Diseases

Mihir Gandhi (), Ru-San Tan, Shir Lynn Lim, Irene Teo, Grace Yang, Kai Lee Woo and Yin Bun Cheung
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Mihir Gandhi: Consortium for Clinical Research and Innovation Singapore
Ru-San Tan: National Heart Centre Singapore
Shir Lynn Lim: National University Heart Centre
Irene Teo: Duke-NUS Medical School
Grace Yang: Duke-NUS Medical School
Kai Lee Woo: National University Heart Centre
Yin Bun Cheung: Duke-NUS Medical School

The Patient: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, 2023, vol. 16, issue 5, No 5, 485-495

Abstract: Abstract Purpose To evaluate the measurement properties of the 15-item Singapore Caregiver Quality of Life Scale (SCQOLS-15) in family caregivers of patients with heart diseases. Methods The SCQOLS-15 survey was self-administered by family caregivers of patients with chronic heart diseases, at baseline and 1 week later. The criterion validity of SCQOLS-15 and its domain scores was assessed by calculating the Spearman correlation coefficient (ρ) with the Brief Assessment Scale for Caregivers (BASC), Caregiver Reaction Assessment (CRA), and their sub-scores. Known-group validity was assessed using the New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class. Test-retest reliability was evaluated using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). Results Of the 327 caregivers included, 65% were adult children and 28% were spouses. The distribution of NYHA classes of the patients was I: 27%, II: 40%, III: 24%, and IV: 9%. There was a positive correlation between the SCQOLS-15 and BASC total scores (ρ = 0.7). SCQOLS-15 domain scores were also correlated with BASC and CRA sub-scores as per a priori hypotheses, with absolute values of ρ ranging from 0.4 to 0.6. The mean values of SCQOLS-15 total and all domain scores were lower among caregivers of patients with NYHA class III/IV compared to those of class I/II patients (each P

Date: 2023
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