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Development and Evaluation of the Eight-Item Caregiver Self-Efficacy Scale

Ritter PL, Sheth K, Stewart AL, Gallagher-Thompson D, Lorig K. "Development and Evaluation of the Eight-Item Caregiver Self-Efficacy Scale (CSES-8)." The Gerontologist, 2022.

Key findings used in wiki

  • CSES-8 is an eight-item self-administered measure of confidence in common caregiver intervention targets, including respite, thoughts and future worry, unexpected situations, stress, own health, community resources, and behavior management.
  • It was evaluated in two caregiver samples (158 intervention participants and 138 online respondents).
  • Reported internal consistency was 0.89 and 0.88; test-retest reliability in the online sample was 0.73.
  • The intervention sample showed sensitivity to change at six months.
  • It is a strong candidate outcome for caregiver capability or self-efficacy, but it does not cover housing/environment or financial hardship and cannot replace GC-SDOH's full routing role.