Caregiver Strain Index (CSI)
Overview
- Purpose
- To detect level of strain experienced by long-term caregivers.
- Respondent
- Caregiver
- Administration Method
- Survey
- Administration Mode
- Item Count
- 12
- Population
- Caregiver
Instrument Citation(s)
Robinson, B.C. (1983). Validation of a Caregiver Strain Index. Journal of Gerontology, 38(3), 344-348.
Instrument Domains
| Domain | Number of Items |
|---|---|
| Caregiver Support | 1 |
| Family caregiver/natural support involvement | 1 |
| Access to resources | 0 |
| Family caregiver/natural support wellbeing | 0 |
| Training and skill-building | 0 |
| Level of Caregiver Well-Being | 11 |
| 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
Robinson, B.C. (1983). Validation of a Caregiver Strain Index. Journal of Gerontology, 38(3), 344-348.
- Type of Publication
- Peer review
- Instrument Language
- English
- Sample: Age (Mean and Range)
Range: 22 to 83 years
- Sample: Age Group
18-64, 65+ Years
- Sample: Countries/State
United States, California
- Sample: Disability Type
Other
- Sample: Gender (%male)
Not Reported
- Sample: Race/Ethnicity (%)
Not Reported
- Sample: Sampling Strategy
Convenience Sample
- Sample: Size
85
- Reliability: Internal Consistency
Cronbach's Alpha (α= .86)
- Validity: Criterion Validity (Concurrent and Predictive)
Correlations with ex-patients' characteristics ranged from .18 to -.49;
Correlations with perceptions of the care-taking relationship and emotional status of caregivers ranged from .20 to 67;- Study design
- Cross-Sectional
Thornton, M., & Travis, S. S., (2003). Analysis of the reliability of the modified caregiver strain index. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 58B(2), S127-S132.
- Type of Publication
- Peer review
- Instrument Language
- English
- Sample: Age (Mean and Range)
Mean 61; Range 18 to 86 years
- Sample: Age Group
18-64 Years, 65+ Years
- Sample: Countries/State
Oklahoma, North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, New Jersey, Georgia, Ohio
- Sample: Disability Type
N/A
- Sample: Gender (%male)
18%
- Sample: Race/Ethnicity (%)
75% Caucasian, 14% African American, 3% American Indian, 3% Hispanic, 5% mixed
- Sample: Sampling Strategy
Convenience Sample
- Sample: Size
158
- Reliability: Internal Consistency
Cronbach's Alpha (α= .9)
- Reliability: Test-retest
0.88
- Validity: Criterion Validity (Concurrent and Predictive)
Correlations with care-recipients' functioning ranged from .27 to .34;
Correlations with Family Caregiver Medication Administration Hassles Scale was. 44- Study design
- Cross-Sectional