Adapting instruments for caregiver research in elderly Japanese American women

Carol T. Trockman; Carolyn Murdaugh; Jane K. Kadohiro; Helen Petrovitch; J. David Curb; L. O.N. White

doi:10.1023/A:1006580308434

Adapting instruments for caregiver research in elderly Japanese American women

Carol T. Trockman, Carolyn Murdaugh, Jane K. Kadohiro, Helen Petrovitch, J. David Curb, L. O.N. White

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Abstract

Accounting for cultural differences in caregiver research is now widely recognized. 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 which influence the assessment of information in elderly women of Japanese descent who are caregivers to persons with dementia. Data from interviews in the Honolulu Aging and Caregiver Study focus on semantic, content, technical, criterion and conceptual equivalence.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	109-120
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of cross-cultural gerontology
Volume	12
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006580308434
State	Published - 1997
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cross cultural
caregiving
dementia
elderly caregivers
instrumentation

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Health(social science)
Geriatrics and Gerontology

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