Caregiver Functioning in Addiction Treatment Scale: Development and Establishment of Psychometric Properties

Abstract

Current study was conducted with purpose to establish a scale for measuring functioning of caregivers in addiction treatment of drug addicts. Also this research aimed in devising psychometric properties for scale named as Caregiver Functioning in Addiction Treatment.  This study  was  conducted  in  Islamabad  from  Sept  2024  to January 2025.This research was divided into two phases. In first phase scale was developed in three steps while in second phase psychometric properties were established. Initially pool of 60 items generated and at the end 35 items were retained and rated on 5 point Likert type. This scale is in Urdu language. Sample consists of 115 (N=115) individuals who were caregivers of drug addicts taking treatment, both men and women of age above 18 years. In pilot study 25 individuals participated while in main study 95 individuals were subjected. Demographic sheet and informed consent has been filled by caregivers. The scale showed one-dimensional component structures and the internal consistency was significantly high (α= 0.85) resulting in a final 35-item scale with 3 subscales. The findings of the study confirmed that it was a valid and reliable scale that has potential utility to evaluate functioning of caregivers in addiction treatment.