“Short sense of competence questionnaire”: Validation study of the Italian version in a sample of caregivers of persons with dementia

Marisa Menghini, Rabih Chattat, Giovanni Ottoboni

Abstract


The sense of competence is a key factor in the success of care for people with dementia. In order to act with effective interventions, efficient measures are needed. The Short Sense of Competence Questionnaire is a suitable but little studied tool in the Italian context. After having translated and administered it locally, the questionnaire was studied along with scales to measure fatigue, distress, psycho-physical health, mood and self-efficacy of caregivers, and neuropsychiatric disorders of people with dementia. The analyses confirmed the original characteristics of the questionnaire and highlighted the reliability, internal consistency and concurrent validity. The performed translation is reliable and suitable for the contexts of prevention and intervention with the caregivers of people with dementia.

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caregiver; dementia; sense of competence; validation.

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