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Adapting instruments for caregiver research in elderly Japanese American women
Author(s)Carol T Trockman, Carolyn Murdaugh, Jane K Kadohiro
Journal titleJournal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol 12, no 2, June 1997
Pagespp 109-120
KeywordsEthnic groups ; Family care ; Research ; Methodology ; Cross cultural surveys ; United States of America.
AnnotationAccounting for cultural differences in caregiver research is now widely recognised. However, adapting instruments to assure reliable and valid data across cultures has been neglected, leading to concerns about information obtained in cross-cultural research. This paper discusses instrumentation issues that occur when using instruments across cultures. Instruments developed and tested in the US mainland populations were adapted for older Japanese Americans in Honolulu who were participants in The Caregiver Study, a longitudinal study set up by the National Institute for Nursing Research, to assess caregiver burden and quality of life. Data from interviews in the study focus on semantic, content, technical, criterion and conceptual equivalence. (AKM).
Accession NumberCPA-980724407 A
ClassmarkTK: P6:SJ: 3A: 3D: 3KA: 7T

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