Community Service Attitudes Inventory
Overview
- Purpose
- To evaluate disposition toward using community services for family members with a disability.
- Respondent
- Person with a Disability
- Administration Method
- Survey
- Administration Mode
- Item Count
- 30
- Population
- Caregiver
Instrument Citation(s)
Collins, C., Stommel, M., King, S., & Given, C. W. (1991). Assessment of the attitudes of family caregivers
toward community services. The Gerontologist, 31(6), 756-761.
Stommel, M., Collins, C. E., Given, B. A., & Given, C. W. (1999). Correlates of community service
attitudes among family caregivers. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 18(2), 145-161.
Instrument Domains
| Domain | Number of Items |
|---|---|
| Caregiver Support | 9 |
| Access to resources | 4 |
| Family caregiver/natural support wellbeing | 5 |
| Family caregiver/natural support involvement | 0 |
| Training and skill-building | 0 |
| Level of Caregiver Well-Being | 6 |
| Choice and Control | 0 |
| Choice of services and supports | 0 |
| Personal choices and goals | 0 |
| Personal freedoms and dignity of risk | 0 |
| Self-direction | 0 |
| Community Inclusion | 0 |
| Employment | 0 |
| Meaningful activity | 0 |
| Resources and settings to facilitate inclusion | 0 |
| Social connectedness and relationships | 0 |
| Transportation | 0 |
| Consumer Leadership in System Development | 0 |
| Evidence of meaningful caregiver involvement | 0 |
| Evidence of meaningful consumer involvement | 0 |
| System supports meaningful consumer involvement | 0 |
| Equity | 0 |
| Availability | 0 |
| Equitable access and resource allocation | 0 |
| Transparency and consistency | 0 |
| Fluctuation of Need | 0 |
| Holistic Health and Functioning | 0 |
| Health promotion and prevention | 0 |
| Individual health and functioning | 0 |
| Human and Legal Rights | 0 |
| Freedom from abuse and neglect | 0 |
| Informed decision-making | 0 |
| Optimizing the preservation of legal and human rights | 0 |
| Privacy | 0 |
| Supporting individuals in exercising their human and legal rights | 0 |
| Person-Centered Planning and Coordination | 0 |
| Assessment | 0 |
| Coordination | 0 |
| Person-centered planning | 0 |
| Service Delivery and Effectiveness | 0 |
| Delivery | 0 |
| Person's needs met and goals realized | 0 |
| System Performance and Accountability | 0 |
| Data management and use | 0 |
| Evidence-based practice | 0 |
| Financing and service delivery structures | 0 |
| Workforce | 0 |
| Adequately compensated with benefits | 0 |
| Culturally competent | 0 |
| Demonstrated competencies when appropriate | 0 |
| Person-centered approach to services | 0 |
| Safety of and respect for the worker | 0 |
| Staff Turnover | 0 |
| Sufficient workforce numbers dispersion and availability | 0 |
| Workforce engagement and participation | 0 |
Psychometric Citations
Collins, C., Stommel, M., King, S., & Given, C. W. (1991). Assessment of the attitudes of family caregivers
toward community services. The Gerontologist, 31(6), 756-761.- Type of Publication
- Peer review
- Instrument Language
- English
- Sample: Age (Mean and Range)
Not Reported
- Sample: Age Group
Not Reported
- Sample: Countries/State
Michigan
- Sample: Disability Type
Other
- Sample: Gender (%male)
34
- Sample: Race/Ethnicity (%)
Caucasian 93%
- Sample: Sampling Strategy
Convenience Sample
- Sample: Size
180
- Reliability: Internal Consistency
confidence in service system Cronbach α of 0.78;
concern for opinions of others Cronbach α of 0.84;
Belief in caregiver independence Cronbach α of 0.78;
Preference for informal assistance Cronbach α of 0.70;
Acceptance of government services Cronbach α of .74- Validity: Construct (Convergent and Discriminant)
Factor analysis yielded 5 scales with factor loadings larger than .50.
- Validity: Content Validity (e.g., Expert Judgement)
The use of focus groups, intensive interviews, and a panel of experts were used to provide content validity evidence.
- Study design
- Cross-Sectional
Stommel, M., Collins, C. E., Given, B. A., & Given, C. W. (1999). Correlates of community service
attitudes among family caregivers. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 18(2), 145-161.- Type of Publication
- Peer review
- Instrument Language
- English
- Sample: Age (Mean and Range)
Dementia study 57 to 90; cancer study 64 to 94; inception study 52 to 97
- Sample: Age Group
18-64 Years, 65+ Years
- Sample: Countries/State
Michigan
- Sample: Disability Type
Age Related Disability
- Sample: Gender (%male)
Dementia study female 51.5%; cancer study female 42.3%; inception study female 44.5%
- Sample: Race/Ethnicity (%)
Not Reported
- Sample: Sampling Strategy
Convenience Sample
- Sample: Size
Dementia study n=169; cancer study n=239; inception study n=155
- Reliability: Internal Consistency
confidence in service system Cronbach α of 0.73; Wait-and-See attitude Cronbach α of 0.82; Concern for opinion of others 0.81; pride in family independence Cronbach α of 0.63; Rejection of government assistance Cronbach α of 0.69; Worry and fear Cronbach α of 0.65; Preference for informal assistance Cronbach α of 0.70
- Study design
- Longitudinal