TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychometric Analysis of the Revised Memory and Behavior Problems Checklist
T2 - Factor Structure of Occurrence and Reaction Ratings
AU - Roth, David L.
AU - Gitlin, Laura N.
AU - Coon, David W.
AU - Stevens, Alan B.
AU - Burgio, Louis D.
AU - Gallagher-Thompson, Dolores
AU - Belle, Steven H.
AU - Burns, Robert
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2012 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2003/12
Y1 - 2003/12
N2 - A modified version of the Revised Memory and Behavior Problems Checklist (RMBPC; L. Teri et al., 1992) was administered across 6 different sites to 1, 229 family caregivers of community-dwelling adults with dementia. The total sample was divided randomly into 2 subsamples. Principal components analyses on occurrence responses and reaction ratings from the first subsample resulted in a 3-factor solution that closely resembled the originally proposed dimensions (memory-related problems, disruptive behaviors, and depression). Confirmatory factor analyses on data from the second subsample indicated adequate fit for the 3-factor model. Correlations with other caregiver and care-recipient measures supported the convergent and discriminant validity of the RMBPC measures. In addition, female caregivers and White caregivers reported more problems, on average, than male caregivers and African American caregivers, respectively.
AB - A modified version of the Revised Memory and Behavior Problems Checklist (RMBPC; L. Teri et al., 1992) was administered across 6 different sites to 1, 229 family caregivers of community-dwelling adults with dementia. The total sample was divided randomly into 2 subsamples. Principal components analyses on occurrence responses and reaction ratings from the first subsample resulted in a 3-factor solution that closely resembled the originally proposed dimensions (memory-related problems, disruptive behaviors, and depression). Confirmatory factor analyses on data from the second subsample indicated adequate fit for the 3-factor model. Correlations with other caregiver and care-recipient measures supported the convergent and discriminant validity of the RMBPC measures. In addition, female caregivers and White caregivers reported more problems, on average, than male caregivers and African American caregivers, respectively.
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U2 - 10.1037/0882-7974.18.4.906
DO - 10.1037/0882-7974.18.4.906
M3 - Article
C2 - 14692875
AN - SCOPUS:0345991233
SN - 0882-7974
VL - 18
SP - 906
EP - 915
JO - Psychology and Aging
JF - Psychology and Aging
IS - 4
ER -