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Validation of Wellbeing Scales Among Informal Caregivers of Latinos With Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
Jaime Perales‐Puchalt, Irene Checa, Begoña Espejo, Marta Martín Carbonell, Mónica Fracachán-Cabrera, Christina L. Baker, Mariana Ramírez, Prisca Mendez-Asaro et al.. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2025-01-10
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
All concurrent validity correlations followed the expected directionality, with 19/21 inter-scale correlations in the total sample reaching statistical significance (p<0.05), and 17/21 reaching at least a low correlation (0.3). Cronbach's alpha ranged from 0.832 to 0.879 in all scales in the total sample. The English and Spanish caregiver-administered scales tested in this manuscript have good psychometric properties among Latinos. These are now appropriately available for use among US Latinos in research and clinical contexts.
Key findings
- All concurrent validity correlations followed the expected directionality, with 19/21 inter-scale correlations in the total sample reaching statistical significance (p<0.05), and 17/21 reaching at least a low correlation (0.3).
- Cronbach's alpha ranged from 0.832 to 0.879 in all scales in the total sample.
- The English and Spanish caregiver-administered scales tested in this manuscript have good psychometric properties among Latinos.
- These are now appropriately available for use among US Latinos in research and clinical contexts.
Why it matters
This study validated English and Spanish caregiver-administered wellbeing scales among Latinos, finding good psychometric properties. The scales are now available for use among US Latinos in research and clinical contexts.
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Study details
- Participants100
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 47/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, effect reported and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences) |
| Journal's citation record | 1 / 4 | Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences: journal h-index 108 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| 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 | 4 / 5 | 2025 — within 3 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 2 / 4 | 100 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 | 2 / 7 | Cited 6 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 1 / 5 | 2.0 citations a year over 3 year(s) since 2025 |
| Impact for its field and year | 3 / 6 | Cited 3.8× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 0 / 6 | No other study in this library cites it |
| Still being cited | 1 / 4 | Cited 6 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 3 / 4 | Last-listed author Jeffrey Murray Burns: h-index 83 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 2 / 3 | University of Southern California: institution h-index 1,521 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 3 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 11 institution(s) in 4 countries |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 41049573) |
| Free to read | 2 / 2 | Free to read |
| Total | 47 / 100 | — |
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- DOI: 10.1177/07399863241308996
- PubMed: 41049573
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APA 7th
Perales‐Puchalt, J., Checa, I., Espejo, B., Carbonell, M. M., Fracachán-Cabrera, M., Baker, C. L., et al. (2025). Validation of Wellbeing Scales Among Informal Caregivers of Latinos With Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1177/07399863241308996
Vancouver
Perales‐Puchalt J, Checa I, Espejo B, Carbonell MM, Fracachán-Cabrera M, Baker CL, et al. Validation of Wellbeing Scales Among Informal Caregivers of Latinos With Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences. 2025. doi:10.1177/07399863241308996. PMID: 41049573.
BibTeX
@article{peralespuchalt2025-41049573,
author = {Perales‐Puchalt, Jaime and Checa, Irene and Espejo, Begoña and Carbonell, Marta Martín and Fracachán-Cabrera, Mónica and Baker, Christina L. and Ramírez, Mariana and Mendez-Asaro, Prisca and others},
title = {{Validation of Wellbeing Scales Among Informal Caregivers of Latinos With Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias}},
journal = {Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences},
year = {2025},
doi = {10.1177/07399863241308996},
pmid = {41049573},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1177/07399863241308996}
}
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