Τhe Greek Version of the Marwit–Meuser Caregiver Grief Inventory (MM-CGI) and MM-CGI Short Form (MM-CGI-SF): An Examination of Their Psychometric Properties in Family Caregivers of Persons with Dementia Before Death
Family caregivers of dementia patients experience grief, not only after the death of the patient, but also during the course of the disease. The aim of the present study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Greek version (full and short) of the Marwit–Meuser Caregiver Grief Inventory (M...
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| description | Family caregivers of dementia patients experience grief, not only after the death of the patient, but also during the course of the disease. The aim of the present study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Greek version (full and short) of the Marwit–Meuser Caregiver Grief Inventory (MM-CGI and MM-CGI Short Form) before death in a sample of Greek caregivers of persons with dementia. In particular, the study attempts to test the internal consistency reliability as well as the structural and convergent validity of the inventory. The inventory was administered to 515 family caregivers (offsprings and spouses) along with a socio-demographic information form, the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI), the Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II), and the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) exploratively to a subset of dementia patients cared for by survey participants. The application of confirmatory factor analyses revealed a slightly different structure of the Greek version of the MM-CGI, but they fully verified the structure of the Greek version of the MM-CGI-SF. Both the internal consistency reliability and the convergent validity of the subscales of the Greek version of the MM-CGI-SF were good. The findings of the present study indicate that the short version of the Marwit–Meuser Caregiver Grief Inventory is a reliable and valid tool for the early assessment of aspects of grief among the Greek population of family caregivers of dementia patients, in order to potentiate the prevention of their depression and anxiety. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4f64b2e38d0f478f84ee3114239df8d92025-08-20T02:44:49ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2025-02-0115221910.3390/bs15020219Τhe Greek Version of the Marwit–Meuser Caregiver Grief Inventory (MM-CGI) and MM-CGI Short Form (MM-CGI-SF): An Examination of Their Psychometric Properties in Family Caregivers of Persons with Dementia Before DeathEfthymia Tsigkou0Konstantina Athina Tsironi1Georgia Papantoniou2Maria Sofologi3Georgios Kougioumtzis4Ioanna Giannoula Katsouri5Despina Moraitou6Magda Tsolaki7Neurosciences and Neurodegenerative Diseases Postgraduate Course, Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, GreeceDepartment of Caregiver’s Support, Greek Association of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders (GAADRD), 54643 Thessaloniki, GreeceLaboratory of Psychology, Department of Early Childhood Education, School of Education, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, GreeceLaboratory of Psychology, Department of Early Childhood Education, School of Education, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, GreeceDepartment of Turkish Studies and Modern Asian Studies, Faculty of Economic and Political Sciences, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15772 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Occupational Therapy, University of West Attica, 12241 Athens, GreeceLaboratory of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation (CIRI-AUTH), Balkan Center, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 10th km Thessaloniki-Thermi, 54124 Thessaloniki, GreeceDepartment of Caregiver’s Support, Greek Association of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders (GAADRD), 54643 Thessaloniki, GreeceFamily caregivers of dementia patients experience grief, not only after the death of the patient, but also during the course of the disease. The aim of the present study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Greek version (full and short) of the Marwit–Meuser Caregiver Grief Inventory (MM-CGI and MM-CGI Short Form) before death in a sample of Greek caregivers of persons with dementia. In particular, the study attempts to test the internal consistency reliability as well as the structural and convergent validity of the inventory. The inventory was administered to 515 family caregivers (offsprings and spouses) along with a socio-demographic information form, the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI), the Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II), and the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) exploratively to a subset of dementia patients cared for by survey participants. The application of confirmatory factor analyses revealed a slightly different structure of the Greek version of the MM-CGI, but they fully verified the structure of the Greek version of the MM-CGI-SF. Both the internal consistency reliability and the convergent validity of the subscales of the Greek version of the MM-CGI-SF were good. The findings of the present study indicate that the short version of the Marwit–Meuser Caregiver Grief Inventory is a reliable and valid tool for the early assessment of aspects of grief among the Greek population of family caregivers of dementia patients, in order to potentiate the prevention of their depression and anxiety.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/15/2/219caregiver’s griefdementiafamily caregiverspsychometric properties |
| spellingShingle | Efthymia Tsigkou Konstantina Athina Tsironi Georgia Papantoniou Maria Sofologi Georgios Kougioumtzis Ioanna Giannoula Katsouri Despina Moraitou Magda Tsolaki Τhe Greek Version of the Marwit–Meuser Caregiver Grief Inventory (MM-CGI) and MM-CGI Short Form (MM-CGI-SF): An Examination of Their Psychometric Properties in Family Caregivers of Persons with Dementia Before Death Behavioral Sciences caregiver’s grief dementia family caregivers psychometric properties |
| title | Τhe Greek Version of the Marwit–Meuser Caregiver Grief Inventory (MM-CGI) and MM-CGI Short Form (MM-CGI-SF): An Examination of Their Psychometric Properties in Family Caregivers of Persons with Dementia Before Death |
| title_full | Τhe Greek Version of the Marwit–Meuser Caregiver Grief Inventory (MM-CGI) and MM-CGI Short Form (MM-CGI-SF): An Examination of Their Psychometric Properties in Family Caregivers of Persons with Dementia Before Death |
| title_fullStr | Τhe Greek Version of the Marwit–Meuser Caregiver Grief Inventory (MM-CGI) and MM-CGI Short Form (MM-CGI-SF): An Examination of Their Psychometric Properties in Family Caregivers of Persons with Dementia Before Death |
| title_full_unstemmed | Τhe Greek Version of the Marwit–Meuser Caregiver Grief Inventory (MM-CGI) and MM-CGI Short Form (MM-CGI-SF): An Examination of Their Psychometric Properties in Family Caregivers of Persons with Dementia Before Death |
| title_short | Τhe Greek Version of the Marwit–Meuser Caregiver Grief Inventory (MM-CGI) and MM-CGI Short Form (MM-CGI-SF): An Examination of Their Psychometric Properties in Family Caregivers of Persons with Dementia Before Death |
| title_sort | τhe greek version of the marwit meuser caregiver grief inventory mm cgi and mm cgi short form mm cgi sf an examination of their psychometric properties in family caregivers of persons with dementia before death |
| topic | caregiver’s grief dementia family caregivers psychometric properties |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/15/2/219 |
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