Pione, Richard;
(2020)
The development of the PPOM-C for family carers of people with dementia: Psychometric properties and factor structure.
Doctoral thesis (D.Clin.Psy), UCL (University College London).
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Abstract
Background: Positive psychology is an area of interest when considering the experiences of family carers of people living with dementia. The research is replete with studies measuring burden, stress or depression; with comparatively fewer quantifying positive emotions. Robust instruments that can measure positive states in family carers are important for reliability, validity and for comparisons amongst studies. Methods: This study utilised online methods to administer the Positive Psychology Outcome Measure (PPOM), a measure of hope and resilience (originally developed for people with dementia), to 267 family carers of people living with dementia. In addition, respondents completed the HADS-Depression subscale, the MSPSS and the SF-12 quality of life measure to establish the PPOM’s convergent validity. Results: Two items were deleted on the PPOM to improve its internal consistency and factor structure. The newly formed PPOM-C is a 14-item measure validated for carers of people with dementia. It possesses excellent internal consistency, good convergent validity, adequate factor structure and excellent test-retest reliability. Conclusions: These robust psychometric properties suggest that it is ready for further use in research and practice. Future research could evaluate its responsiveness to change following intervention.
| Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Qualification: | D.Clin.Psy |
| Title: | The development of the PPOM-C for family carers of people with dementia: Psychometric properties and factor structure |
| Event: | UCL |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © The Author 2020. Original content in this thesis is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Any third-party copyright material present remains the property of its respective owner(s) and is licensed under its existing terms. Access may initially be restricted at the author’s request. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10110382 |
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