Table 1 Number of items in each subscale and Cronbach’s alpha value of each subscale
From: Needs and skills of informal caregivers to care for a dependent person: a cross-sectional study
N° items before validation | N° end items | Cronbach’s alpha | |
|---|---|---|---|
Feeding | 24 | 19 | 0.905 |
Sanitary hygiene | 13 | 10 | 0.787 |
Comfort | 14 | 12 | 0.904 |
Mobility | 12 | 12 | 0.835 |
Transfer | 10 | 10 | 0.859 |
Dressing and undressing | 7 | 6 | 0.685 |
Medication | 12 | 10 | 0.808 |
Management of symptoms | 17 | 17 | 0.911 |
Communication | 5 | 5 | 0.544 |
Total items | 114 | 101 |