| | |
CVI
|
CVI
| | | |
Understanding the healthcare system
|
81
|
I know which healthcare providers look after the health of the person I care for
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
Almost identical to another item in the scale
|
Deleted
|
-
|
Adequate information about cancer and cancer management
|
42
|
I am sure I have all the information I need to help manage the health of the person I care for
|
1.00
|
0.71
|
Item #42 and #64 are similar
|
Revised
|
I have enough information to look after the health of the person I care for
|
Processing health information
|
70
|
Find out if the health information that I have received is suitable for the person I am caring for
|
0.71
|
0.43
|
Implies that health information e.g. by healthcare providers is not suitable
|
Revised
|
Find out if the health information that I have found from various resources, is suitable for the person I am caring for
|
Communication with the care recipient
|
21
|
The person I care for tells me how they are, in order for me to help
|
1.00
|
0.71
|
Items #21 and 29 are similar, but also very general in description
|
Revised
|
The person I care for tells me about their health, in order for me to help
|
|
37
|
I talk honestly about the cancer with the person that I care for
|
1.00
|
0.71
|
Item seems general
|
Revised
|
I have honest talks about the cancer with the person I care for
|
Understanding the care recipient
|
6
|
I understand how much information about the cancer, the person I am caring for needs to know
|
0.86
|
0.71
|
There is a difference between ‘needs’ and ‘wants’
|
Revised
|
I understand how much information about the cancer, the person I am caring for wants to know
|