Testing the validation and reliability of the Caregiver-Patient Activation Measure (CG-PAM).

Objective: The objective of this study was to test the reliability and validity of the Caregiver-Patient Activation Measure (CG-PAM).

Methods: Based on the psychometric testing of the original Patient Activation Measure (PAM), three assessments of reliability and validity were completed on the CG-PAM. Test-retest reliability was assessed across two weeks ( = 23).

Meeting support needs for informal caregivers of people with heart failure: a rapid review.

Aims: To explore whether a support-based intervention for informal caregivers of people with heart failure changes their psychosocial and emotional wellbeing. Background Successful self-management of heart failure includes addressing the psychosocial and emotional wellbeing needs of informal caregivers. However, there is limited evidence of how caregivers are supported in this way.