Table 2.
Individual item scores for CCS, S- PAC and mMOS-SS
| Individual Item Score | aN = 188 (%) | ||||
| CAREGIVING COMPETENCE SCALE (CCS) | Not at all | Just a little | Somewhat | Very much | |
| 1. How much do you believe that you've learned how to deal with very difficult situations? | 11 (5.9) | 48 (25.5) | 101 (53.7) | 28 (14.9) | |
| 2. How much do you feel that all in all, you're a good caregiver? | 18 (9.6) | 50 (26.6) | 96 (51.1) | 24 (12.8) | |
| 3. How competent do you feel? | 18 (9.6) | 60 (31.9) | 95 (50.5) | 15 (7.98) | |
| 4. How self-confident do you feel? | 26 (13.8) | 65 (34.6) | 87 (46.3) | 10 (5.32) | |
| SHORT POSITIVE ASPECTS OF CAREGIVING SCALE (S- PAC) | |||||
| Providing help/care to or ensuring provision of care has… | Disagree a lot | Disagree a little | Neither agree nor disagree | Agree a little | Agree a lot |
| 1. made me feel more useful | 0 (0) | 7 (3.7) | 13 (6.9) | 108 (57.5) | 60 (31.9) |
| 2. made me feel needed | 0 (0) | 5 (2.7) | 10 (5.3) | 89 (47.3) | 84 (44.7) |
| 3. made me feel appreciated | 3 (1.6) | 10 (5.3) | 33 (17.6) | 89 (47.3) | 53 (28.2) |
| 4. made me feel important | 2 (1.1) | 3 (1.6) | 19 (10.1) | 109 (57.9) | 55 (29.3) |
| 5. made me feel strong and confident | 6 (3.2) | 19 (10.1) | 63 (33.5) | 81 (43.1) | 19 (10.1) |
| 6. enabled me to appreciate life more | 2 (1.1) | 13 (6.9) | 29 (15.4) | 81 (43.1) | 63 (33.5) |
| 7. strengthened my relationships with others | 8 (4.3) | 22 (11.7) | 56 (29.8) | 63 (33.4) | 39 (20.7) |
| SOCIAL SUPPORT SURVEY INSTRUMENT (mMOS- SS) | None of the time | A little of the time | Some of the time | Most of the time | All of the time |
| 1. Someone to turn to for suggestions about how to deal with a personal problem | 10 (5.3) | 27 (14.4) | 42 (22.3) | 85 (45.2) | 24 (12.8) |
| 2. Someone who understands your problems | 11 (5.9) | 30 (15.9) | 53 (28.2) | 73 (38.9) | 21 (11.2) |
| 3. Someone to help you if you were confined to bed | 26 (13.8) | 25 (13.3) | 40 (21.3) | 74 (39.4) | 23 (12.2) |
| 4. Someone to take you to the doctor if you needed it | 22 (11.7) | 23 (12.2) | 42 (22.3) | 72 (38.3) | 29 (15.4) |
| 5. Someone to prepare your meals if you were unable to do it yourself | 26 (13.8) | 20 (10.6) | 42 (22.3) | 74 (39.4) | 26 (13.8) |
| 6. Someone to help with daily chores if you were sick | 24 (12.8) | 20 (10.6) | 40 (21.3) | 76 (40.4) | 28 (14.9) |
| 7. Someone to love and make you feel wanted | 15 (7.9) | 31 (16.5) | 41 (21.8) | 74 (39.4) | 27 (14.4) |
| 8. Someone to have a good time with | 13 (6.9) | 27 (14.4) | 52 (27.7) | 70 (37.2) | 25 (13.3) |