Testing the factorial validity of scores from the Caregiver Pain Medicine Questionnaire

David L. Albright; Robin L. Kruse; Debra Parker Oliver; Karla Washington; John Cagle; George Demiris

doi:10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.08.014

Testing the factorial validity of scores from the Caregiver Pain Medicine Questionnaire

David L. Albright, Robin L. Kruse, Debra Parker Oliver, Karla Washington, John Cagle, George Demiris

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Context The Caregiver Pain Medicine Questionnaire is designed to measure caregiver agreement with statements regarding pain management. However, little testing has been done to determine its reliability and validity. Objectives The objective of the study was to test the factorial validity of scores from the Caregiver Pain Medicine Questionnaire as hypothesized by the original study authors. Methods Confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to assess whether the subscales postulated by the instrument authors could be replicated in external data. Results Fit statistics reveal an unsatisfactory fit between the hypothesized model and the observed data. Conclusion The theoretical model hypothesized by the original study authors was not confirmed. Results lead us to conclude that the instrument is poor and should not be used. Further research is needed to define content domains and validate the items developed to assess them.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	99-109
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume	48
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.08.014
State	Published - Jul 2014

Keywords

Caregiver Pain Medicine Questionnaire
factor analysis
hospice
pain management

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