Evidence of Psychometric Properties of The Informal Primary Family Caregiver Self-Care Capacity Scale

Objective: to analyze the psychometric properties of the Informal Primary Family Caregiver Self-Care Capacity Scale.Methodology: this is a methodological, descriptive, and analytical study, with a sample consisting of 151 informal primary family caregivers from various cities in southern Minas Gerais. The sample was non-probabilistic by convenience. Instruments used: Sociodemographic and health characterization of informal primary family caregivers and the Informal family caregiver self-care capacity scale. This study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee under No. 5.131.517.Results: After exploratory factor analysis, the scale consisted of 22 items and six domains with a Cronbach's alpha above 0.788 for domains 1, 2, 3, 6, and the full scale, and 0.6 for domains 4 and 5. In terms of discriminant validity, the Caregiver Self-Care Capacity Scale was classified in the following domains: 1- Personal care; 4- Social aspects and 6- Religiosity and Spirituality with Education; 6- Religiosity and Spirituality with Time spent as a caregiver and 4- Social aspects with the Reason for being a caregiver. The associations were positive and significant (p=< 0.05).Conclusion: the Scale showed adequate psychometric properties for use in the Brazilian setting, both in research and in care.