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Accounting for cultural differences in caregiver research is now widelyrecognized. However, adapting instruments to assure reliable and validdata across cultures has been neglected, leading to concerns aboutinformation obtained in cross cultural research. This paper discussesinstrumentation issues which influence the assessment of information inelderly women of Japanese descent who are caregivers to persons withdementia. Data from interviews in the Honolulu Aging and Caregiver Studyfocus on semantic, content, technical, criterion and conceptualequivalence.
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Trockman, C.T., Murdaugh, C., Kadohiro, J.K. et al. Adapting instruments for caregiver research in elderly Japanese American women. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology 12, 109–120 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006580308434
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