Cross-cultural adaptation of the Caregiver Reaction Assessment for use in Brazil with informal caregivers of the elderly

This study aimed to carry out the cross-cultural adaptation of the Caregiver Reaction Assessment CRA for use in Brazil with informal caregivers of dependent elderly METHOD A methodological study, of five steps: initial translation, synthesis of translations, retro-translation, evaluation by a judge committee and a pre-test, with 30 informal caregivers of older persons in Fortaleza, Brazil. Content validity was assessed by five experts in gerontology and geriatrics. The cross-cultural adaptation was rigorously conducted, allowing for inferring credibility. RESULTS The Brazilian version of the CRA had a simple and fast application (ten minutes), easily understood by the target audience. It is semantically, idiomatically, experimentally and conceptually equivalent to the original version, with valid content to assess the burden of informal caregivers for the elderly (Content Validity Index = 0.883). CONCLUSION It is necessary that other psychometric properties of validity and reliability are tested before using in care practice and research.

Audit report on the City of Center Point, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on the City of Center Point, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on the City of Schaller, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on the City of Schaller, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on Decatur County, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on Decatur County, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on the City of Clarinda, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on the City of Clarinda, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on the City of Fairfield, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on the City of Fairfield, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on the Fremont County Landfill Commission for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on the Fremont County Landfill Commission for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on Ida County, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on Ida County, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on Appanoose County, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on Appanoose County, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Cultural singularities: indigenous elderly access to Public Health Service

OBJECTIVEDescribing how Kaingang seniors and their primary caregivers experience access to public health services.METHODA qualitative study guided by ethnography, conducted with 28 elderly and 19 caregivers. Data were collected between November 2010 and February 2013 through interviews and participative observation analyzed by ethnography.RESULTSThe study revealed the benefits and difficulties of the elderly access to health services, the facility to obtain health care resources such as appointments, medications and routine procedures, and the difficulties such as special assistance service problems and delays in the dispatching process between reference services.CONCLUSIONThe importance of knowing and understanding the cultural specificities of the group in order to offer greater opportunities for the elderly access to health services was reinforced.

Audit report on Jasper County, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on Jasper County, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on Poweshiek County, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on Poweshiek County, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on the Hardin County Sanitary Solid Waste Disposal Commission for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on the Hardin County Sanitary Solid Waste Disposal Commission for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on the Westory Fire Agency for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Audit report on the Westory Fire Agency for the year ended June 30, 2006.