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OBJECTIVE: To validate the Caregiver Mastery Scale for partners of patients with
acquired brain injury. DESIGN: The score distributions, internal consistency and
convergent validity of the Caregiver Mastery Scale were determined. SUBJECTS: A
total of 92 partners (53% male, age 62 years) of patients with acquired brain
injury (91% stroke) discharged from inpatient rehabilitation (time since injury
32 months). MAIN MEASURES: Outcome measure: Caregiver Mastery Scale. Reference
measures: Caregiver Strain Index, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and
CarerQoL. RESULTS: The Caregiver Mastery Scale has a normal distribution, with no
floor or ceiling effects. Its internal consistency is acceptable (Cronbach's
alpha: 0.75). The convergent validity analyses confirmed our hypothesis that
higher scores on the Caregiver Mastery Scale correlate with less burden, lower
levels of anxiety and depression and greater well-being. Furthermore, partners
scoring high on the Caregiver Mastery Scale mostly scored below the clinical
cut-off scores on the Caregiver Strain Index and the anxiety and depression
subscales of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, whereas partners scoring
low on the Caregiver Mastery Scale were more likely to score above the cut-off
points. CONCLUSION: The Caregiver Mastery Scale is a valid instrument to assess
the caregiver mastery of partners of patients with acquired brain injury.

Langue : ANGLAIS