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- Title
Propiedades psicométricas del Inventario de Afrontamiento COPE Breve en una muestra de cuidadores primarios informales de pacientes con cáncer en población mexicana.
- Authors
Núñez Hernández, Javier; Galindo Vázquez, Oscar; Penedo, Frank J.; Calderillo Ruiz, German; Meneses García, Abelardo; Herrera Gómez, Ángel; Lerma, Abel
- Abstract
Background: Informal primary caregivers of cancer patients are an important population in the health system, since they carry out tasks of family health care, so it's important to know how they cope with these circumstances. Objective: Determine the brief COPE coping inventory psycometric properties for a sample of informal primary caregivers of cancer patients in the Mexican population. Methodology: The sample was 180 participants between 18 to 67 years old in a third level public hospital in Mexico City. Statistical analysis: An analysis was performed using the principal components and varimax rotation method. Subsequently, a confirmatory factor analysis was performed. Results: Adequate psychometric properties were obtained with a factorial structure similar to the original version. The global internal consistency was 0.80 and an explained variance of 55.74% of variance. Confirmatory factor analysis shows adequate indicators and the adjustment of the model structure. Discussion: The brief COPE coping inventory is a valid and reliable instrument, and the use in clinical care and research is recommended in a population that may require psychological attention during the process of caring for the cancer patient.
- Publication
Revista Psicología y Salud, 2021, Vol 31, Issue 1, p143
- ISSN
1405-1109
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.25009/pys.v31i1.2684