Family Wellbeing subscale in the Family Appraisal of Caregiving Questionnaire for Palliative Care
Developed to assess “caregiver appraisal” while caring for a family member receiving home-based palliative care, originally in cancer context but could be used in others. Intended to capture positive and negative components of experience, across 4 dimensions: caregiver strain, positive caregiving appraisals, caregiver distress, and family well-being. Each dimension has a subscale and can be used independently. Development included literature review, expert input, and testing with family caregivers. Designed for use as an assessment instrument or an outcome measure for palliative care interventions.
Cooper, G., Kinsella, G. J., & Picton, C. (2006). Development and initial validation of a family appraisal of caregiving questionnaire for palliative care. Psycho-Oncology, 15(7), 613–622.
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Chinese: Zhang, S., Zhang, S., Qin, Y., Wan, Q. (2022). Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Family Appraisal of Caregiving Questionnaire for Palliative Care. Chinese Nursing Management, 22(6), 863-868. (Article in Chinese)
Additional information
| Construct | Family functioning |
|---|---|
| Condition | Palliative care |
| Age | Any |
| Country Where Developed | Australia |
| Number of Items | 6 |
| Subscales | Caregiver distress, Caregiver strain, Family well-being, Positive caregiver appraisals |
| Short Form? | No |
| Respondent | Primary caregiver |
| Language(s) | Chinese, English |
| Cost/Fee | No cost |
| How to Access | By permission of author: brian.cooper@monash.edu |