Key result
The Turkish version of the Dutch Objective Burden Inventory is a valid and reliable tool for assessing burden in caregivers of heart failure patients, demonstrating high internal consistency (α .96-.99).
Why the study?
Is the Turkish version of the Dutch Objective Burden Inventory a valid and reliable tool for caregivers of heart failure patients?
Cross-Sectional (n=230)
Is the Turkish version of the Dutch Objective Burden Inventory a valid and reliable tool for caregivers of heart failure patients?
The Turkish version of the Dutch Objective Burden Inventory is a valid and reliable tool for assessing caregiver burden in the Turkish population.
Supports Turkish HF caregiver burden assessment; leaves open outcome linkage and prospective validation.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Dutch Objective Burden Inventory (DOBI) for the Turkish society. METHODS: This is a descriptive, methodological study. The sample was composed of 230 heart failure patients' caregivers. RESULTS: The DOBI was translated using translation and back-translation. The translated Turkish version was submitted to eight experts who analyzed it for its content validity. Scores from the experts were evaluated using the Kendall W analysis, and no statistically significant difference was found among the scores (Kendall W = .13, p = .338). In the confirmatory factor analysis, factor loading was found to be between 0.75 and 1.00 for all subscales. Thus, the DOBI demonstrated acceptable internal consistency (the components displayed α scores from .96 to .99), good test-retest reliability (no statistically significant differences were found, p > .050). CONCLUSIONS: The Turkish version of the DOBI scale is a valid and reliable tool for the Turkish population. It can be used in nursing practices and research.
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Barutçu et al. (2015) conducted a cross-sectional in Caregivers of heart failure patients (n=230). Turkish version of the Dutch Objective Burden Inventory (DOBI) was evaluated on Psychometric properties (validity and reliability). The Turkish version of the Dutch Objective Burden Inventory is a valid and reliable tool for assessing burden in caregivers of heart failure patients, demonstrating high internal consistency (α .96-.99).
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