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The Thoughts Questionnaire (TQ) for family caregivers of people with dementia
Karen A Sullivan, Elizabeth Beattie, Nigar G Khawaja, Gabriele Wilz, Lauren Cunningham. Dementia (London, England), 2014-10-02
Topic: Health services, long-term care and technology
The level of agreement with dysfunctional thought statements from the Dementia Thoughts Caregivers Questionnaire and Thoughts Questionnaire was low. However, a small number of Thoughts Questionnaire statements were strongly endorsed by over 85% of the sample. Both dysfunctional thought measures had adequate reliability, but total scores were not significantly intercorrelated (r = .287, p = .095). Only the Thoughts Questionnaire was significantly, positively correlated with most caregiver stress measures. Thoughts Questionnaire items required a much lower reading level than the Dementia Thoughts Caregivers Questionnaire items. This study provides preliminary data on a tool for assessing the negative role-related thoughts that family caregivers of people with dementia may experience. Given that these thoughts are implicated in depression but they may be modified, the capacity to identify dysfunctional thoughts may prove useful in caregiver support programs.
Key findings
- The level of agreement with dysfunctional thought statements from the Dementia Thoughts Caregivers Questionnaire and Thoughts Questionnaire was low.
- However, a small number of Thoughts Questionnaire statements were strongly endorsed by over 85% of the sample.
- Both dysfunctional thought measures had adequate reliability, but total scores were not significantly intercorrelated (r = .287, p = .095).
- Only the Thoughts Questionnaire was significantly, positively correlated with most caregiver stress measures.
- Thoughts Questionnaire items required a much lower reading level than the Dementia Thoughts Caregivers Questionnaire items.
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Study details
- Participants18
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 45/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, effect reported and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on journal's citation record, times cited, citations per year, impact for its field and year, cited by studies here, still being cited, senior author's track record, institution's track record, multi-centre collaboration and free to read, so those were left out: it earned 25 of the 56 points we could judge it on, which is 45 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Dementia (London, England)) |
| Journal's citation record | — / 4 | No journal record from OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 1 / 5 | 2016 — within 20 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 1 / 4 | 18 participants |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 3 / 3 | Studied in people (participant count stated) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | — / 7 | No citation count (not found in OpenAlex) — left out of this score |
| Citations per year | — / 5 | No citation count or no year — left out of this score |
| Impact for its field and year | — / 6 | No field-weighted citation impact (OpenAlex has none yet) — left out of this score |
| Cited by studies here | — / 6 | Not yet checked against this library's citation graph — left out of this score |
| Still being cited | — / 4 | No yearly citation counts — left out of this score |
| Senior author's track record | — / 4 | Senior author's record not available — left out of this score |
| Institution's track record | — / 3 | No institution listed in OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Multi-centre collaboration | — / 3 | Institutions not listed — left out of this score |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 25280493) |
| Free to read | — / 2 | Access not recorded — left out of this score |
| Points | 25 / 56 | Scored on 10 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 25 of the 56 points we could judge it on is 45 out of 100. |
| Total | 45 / 100 | — |
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Sullivan, K. A., Beattie, E., Khawaja, N. G., Wilz, G., & Cunningham, L. (2016). The Thoughts Questionnaire (TQ) for family caregivers of people with dementia. Dementia (London, England). https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301214553038
Vancouver
Sullivan KA, Beattie E, Khawaja NG, Wilz G, Cunningham L. The Thoughts Questionnaire (TQ) for family caregivers of people with dementia. Dementia (London, England). 2016. doi:10.1177/1471301214553038. PMID: 25280493.
BibTeX
@article{sullivan2016-25280493,
author = {Sullivan, Karen A and Beattie, Elizabeth and Khawaja, Nigar G and Wilz, Gabriele and Cunningham, Lauren},
title = {{The Thoughts Questionnaire (TQ) for family caregivers of people with dementia}},
journal = {Dementia (London, England)},
year = {2016},
doi = {10.1177/1471301214553038},
pmid = {25280493},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301214553038}
}
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