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South African Journal of Psychiatry
On-line version ISSN 2078-6786
Print version ISSN 1608-9685
Abstract
ALBIKAWI, Zainab and ABUADAS, Mohammad. Quality of life and self-stigma of schizophrenia patient's caregiver tool: Development and validation using classical test theory and Rasch analysis. S. Afr. j. psyc. [online]. 2021, vol.27, n.1, pp.1-8. ISSN 2078-6786. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v27i0.1656.
BACKGROUND: Providing care for schizophrenia patients is complex, and it requires dealing with various psychosocial burdens. AIM: To develop and validate a tool that measures the quality of life and self-stigma (SS) of the schizophrenia patient's caregiver (QLSSoSPC). SETTING: Outpatient psychiatric services clinics in Saudi Arabia. METHODS: The current study used a methodological cross-sectional design. A sample of 205 schizophrenia patients' caregivers was recruited by using a convenient sampling method. Classical Test Theory and Rasch Analysis approaches were used. RESULTS: The developed tool has proven acceptable level of reliability and validity. The analysis confirmed seven-factor structure accounted for 74.4% of the total variance. Cronbach's reliability statistics for the developed tool were satisfactory and ranged from 0.80 to 0.91 CONCLUSION: The psychometric properties of the QLSSoSPC tool supported its prospective use and allowing us to recommend the implementation of the tool on behalf of clinical and research purposes.
Keywords : schizophrenia; caregivers; validity; reliability; Rash analysis; quality of life; self-stigma; psychological well-being.