Abstract
Antecedents. Primary non-professional caregivers of cancer patients suffer severe consequences for their mental health, most frequently including stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms. Objective. To evaluate the psychometric properties of the K-10 Scale in a sample of informal primary caregivers (IPC) of cancer patients in Mexico City. Method. Two hundred and four IPCs participated, selected for convenience, aged 18 to 70, from a high specialty hospital in Mexico City. Participants responded to a socio-demographic and clinical data questionnaire, the Scale of Psychological Distress (K-10), and the Cohen Stress Scale. Analyses included factorial, reliability, and correlation analysis to obtain divergent validity. Results. Adequate fit indices and an acceptable reliability coefficient resulted. Discussion. The K-10 has solid psychometric properties and is similar to the original version. This instrument adequately detects the need for psychological care in populations similar to those of the present study.
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