Confirmatory factor analysis of the Revised Scale for Caregiving Self-Efficacy in a sample of dementia caregivers.

摘要

The number of studies aimed at analyzing caregiving distress among carers of people with dementia has grown exponentially in recent years. The study of variables that may help reduce the impact of caregiving demands on the health of caregivers is an issue of special interest for researchers. Self-efficacy is one of these variables. Perceived self-efficacy has been described as the subjective belief that one can organize and execute courses of action to manage given situations. Higher self-efficacy expectations regarding the caregiver's own ability to handle caregiving challenges have been significantly related to lower scores on burden, anger, anxiety and depression, even after controlling for objective stressors.