The development of caring behaviors assessment questionnaires for caregivers of children and adolescents with epilepsy
Keywords:
children and adolescents, caring behavior, caregivers, epilepsyAbstract
Research tools are important and play an important role in research as they are employed to measure the situations and the behaviors that need to be measured. This research aims to develop the tools to assess the caregiving behaviors of caregivers of children and adolescents with epilepsy and verify the quality of the developed tools for maximum benefit of measurement consistent with the objectives.
Purposive sampling was administered to select the samples, namely 3 experts in the field of examining research tools and 40 caregivers of children and adolescents with epilepsy. The research tools were four caregiving behaviors assessment questionnaires for caregivers of children and adolescents with epilepsy, classified into caregivers of toddlers, preschool children, school-aged children, and adolescents with epilepsy which were developed according to Orem’s self-care theory. The research process consisted of 3 steps. 1) The research tools were constructed based on related concepts or theories. The conceptual and operational definitions of variables were defined. The questions for measuring variables were drafted. The assessment format was determined. 2) The research tools were verified for quality by using the Index of Item Objective Congruence (IOC) at 0.60 or higher and the Content Validity Index (S-CVI) at 0.80 or higher and then trying out the research tool. 3) The validity of the research tools was checked by piloting them with the caregivers of children and adolescents with epilepsy with the same qualifications as the sample group. The reliability was tested by determining Cronbach’s alpha coefficient (α-coefficient) at 0.70 or higher.
The findings revealed that the IOC values of each developed caring behaviors assessment questionnaire for caregivers of children and adolescents with epilepsy were 0.67-1.00, S-CVI 0.81-0.93, and Cronbach’s alpha coefficients were 0.81-0.92. Therefore, the tools were reliable, and can be used to assess caring behaviors of caregivers of children and adolescents with epilepsy.
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