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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2018

Exemplary Care among Chinese Dementia Familial Caregivers.

Bobo Hi Po Lau, Vivian Weiqun Lou, Karen Siu Lan Cheung

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Bobo Hi Po LauDepartment of Counselling and Psychology, Hong Kong Shue Yan University, Hong Kong, China. hplau@hksyu.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-7813-2738
Vivian Weiqun LouSau Po Centre on Ageing, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Karen Siu Lan CheungDepartment of Social Work and Social Administration, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. cslk@hku.hk.
University of Hong Kong · HKHong Kong Shue Yan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study investigates the feasibility of using the Exemplary Care Scale (ECS) among Chinese dementia familial caregivers, and reports its psychometric properties.

methodBack translation was used to develop the Chinese version of ECS (C-ECS). Three hundred and ninety-seven dyads of caregivers and their relatives with dementia responded to an assessment battery which included questions on care recipients' cognition, behavioral and psychological symptoms, daily activities assistance, social support, and caregiver well-being.

resultsResults of an exploratory principal component analysis revealed two subscales in the 11-item C-ECS: considerate caregiving and preserving esteem. C-ECS and its subscales demonstrated sufficient reliability, as well as criteria-related validity through its association with care recipient's cognition and health, and caregivers' well-being and social support. DISCUSSION: Our findings provide preliminary support to C-ECS as a reliable and valid measure of exemplary caregiving among Hong Kong Chinese familial dementia caregivers. In the light of the increasing importance of familial care in dementia care planning, we recommend the use of this brief scale in regular caregiver assessment in research and service delivery.

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Alzheimer’s diseaseChinesedementiafamilyinformal carequality of care

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